George Steinbrenner: Part 2 - Sports Bizarre
5/10/202634 min
Part 2 of the George Steinbrenner series follows his explosive first venture into sport ownership with the Cleveland Pipers - a chaotic ride filled with blow-ups, big gambles and warning signs of what was to come. Before the Yankees, there was debt, drama and one very angry George.
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First 90 secondsTitus O'Reily· Host0:00
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Mick Molloy· Host0:33
[laughs] It's Sports Bazaar.
Titus O'Reily· Host0:39
We're gonna go full weird and bizarre in a way you will not see coming.
Mick Molloy· Host0:42
It's in the title. The gloves are off. The hunt for the weirdest- Well, hang on a second Just so bonkers This is terrible. You can't be doing that ... strangest- This is nuts.
Titus O'Reily· Host0:51
Yeah This is borderline psychotic It's only gonna just increase on the shock factor ...
Mick Molloy· Host0:56
most unbelievable- This guy's the greatest villain of all time There's a lot going on Can't keep up ... stories to ever occur. I'm learning a lot today.
Titus O'Reily· Host1:04
Hold on to your hats, 'cause we're just getting started In the world of sport.
Mick Molloy· Host1:08
That's the worst script I've ever heard.
Titus O'Reily· Host1:09
Well, it's not over.
Mick Molloy· Host1:10
Oh. Well, I, I've gone too early. [laughs] Sports Bazaar.
Titus O'Reily· Host1:14
Tells member of the media to, "Suck it, and keep on sucking it." Reub had joined a local circus, and was learning the art of swallowing live snakes. Threw the ball down, mounted his horse and rode away, and never played again.
Mick Molloy· Host1:25
It's time for the leaders of the hunt. Get the whiteboard out, or I refuse