Hail the Emperor

ESPN is reporting that George Steinbrenner passed away this morning at the age of 80.  Despite my deep-seeded hatred of the New York Yankees, one has to respect and pay tribute to a man who changed the way the game of baseball was played and viewed in both the country and across the globe.  But beyond that, it is his charity that he should be known and most greatly remembered for.  May he pass knowing that he did what all of us should strive to do - change the world.

In much the same way as the ancient Greeks, let Bostonians and Red Sox Nation hold their siege of New York until the funeral games are over.  And what better funeral games than the 2010 All-Star Game in Anaheim tonight.