New York Yankees' Owner George Steinbrenner Dies at Age 80

Well, this may not mean much to many of you, but if you follow baseball at all, you know who "The Boss" is, and it's Steinbrenner. His son took over the day-to-day ownership of the Yanks a few years ago, but George is still "The Boss."

Sorry Bruce, you might be "The Boss" to the rest of the world, but in baseball, that title belonged to Steinbrenner.

I was just listening to ESPN Radio where the topic of discussion was "Who is now the most well known owner in sports?" There were some good answers:

• Al Davis, aka "Skeletor" and the owner of the Oakland Raiders of the NFL,
• Jerry Jones, owner of the NFL Dallas Cowboys and recently on HBO's "Entourage" (This little fact was used by different callers as both a plus and a minus.),
• Mark Cuban, owner of the NBA Dallas Mavericks and reigning biggest mouth in sport
• Michael Jordan of the NBA Charlotte Bobcats but let's face it, his fame is from playing and not as an owner. In this discussion he gets an "Honorable Mention" before we go to the other contenders.

As for the other contenders, this is where the host said that nobody will replace Steinbrenner today. It's as simple as that. Truly, it has more to do with "The Boss" than it has to do with the competition and this isn't to say that one day one of these men won't take the throne, but today, the answer is still Steinbrenner, he is and for a while more will be "The Boss."