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Ken Davidoff's baseball insider

Yankees, Mets, trade rumors, free agents, off-the-wall predictions and other MLB musings.

Rest in peace, George Steinbrenner

New York Yankees principal owner George Steinbrenner greets

Photo credit: Newsday / Audrey C. Tiernan

You've seen the news by now. George Steinbrenner has died. He had a massive heart attack Monday night in his Tampa home, and he never really had a chance.

Still processing this, and it will obviously dominate the All-Star Game here today. For now, though, there's not much to do beside salute the man's impact on the game of baseball: Free agency. Marketing of a team's brand and history. Regional...

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