Succeeding Stein
Reading this now, it confirmed what I thought watching the tape of the new Stadium press conference today. See this:
Making a rare public speaking appearance in a formal setting, New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner appeared to anoint son-in-law Steve Swindal as his successor.
Steinbrenner, who turns 75 next month, has avoided news conferences in recent years, choosing instead to have a spokesman issue statements. But he did answer questions at Wednesday’s announcement plans for a new Yankee Stadium, and he dropped in a reference to his succession plans while discussing why the team chose to remain in the Bronx.
“I think it’s very important to the whole family and Steve, who’s going to carry on,” Steinbrenner said. “I think it’s important to him to do something great for New York.”
Swindal, a Yankees general partner, is married to Steinbrenner’s daughter Jessica. Swindal and other Yankees executives were surprised by Steinbrenner’s statement.
When I saw Swindal at the mike today, the first thing I thought was “He looks just like Stein did in 1973″ and then I thought “I guess some girls do want to marry a guy just like their dad?”
Yankees fans should probably start keeping Steve Swindal on the radar a bit more now.
