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On this day in 1973: Ohio ship builder George Steinbrenner and other investors buy the NY Yankees for $10 million from CBS. -- nm

Posted by Krusty (aka Krustylu) Jan 3 '22, 13:31

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Based on inflation that would be a whopping $65 million today! -- nm - Max Jan 3, 13:50 1
- I think it would 10x as pretty much everything from late 60s to early 70s is 10x as much gas, mortgages 15x booze restaurants fast andslow -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 3, 14:17
He wanted the Cleveland Indians, but he could not get the owners to sell. He settled on the Yankees as a last resort. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 3, 13:48 1
- thank god for that. Gave me several championships during my lifetime. Certainly wont be seeing any more of them. -- nm - Jovian Jan 3, 13:53
and now being run into the ground by his feckless son -- nm - Jovian Jan 3, 13:41 5
- and let me be clear on what Im saying. Its a business and only a business to Hal. He gives zero shits on winning a WS. - Jovian Jan 3, 13:46 4
  - I think he wants to win. He definitely isn't willing to be the spendthrift that his father was but he has given out big contracts. - Krusty Jan 3, 13:58 3
    - Yea I agree, but yet Cashman still there. - Jovian Jan 3, 14:00 1
      - Cashman should go but he seems to have a job for life. - Krusty Jan 3, 14:08
    - *flexes* - Giancarlo Jan 3, 13:59

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