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Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry
Living in the metro would be a plus but its not that big of a deal IMO. Hell Stenibreiner lived in Tampa and ran the Yankees fine. Besides Glass lives what 3 hours from Kansas City, hell the Hunts in Dallas isn't that big of a deal to me either. Thats an hour via plane from KC.
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Steinbrenner and Glass are apples to oranges. First, Steinbrenner was a passionate sports fan who parlayed numerous wise business investments into buying a shitty minor-league basketball team, and eventually ended up buying one of the most important sports franchises in the world. If the Yankees suck, the whole country knows. If the Royals suck, the whole country just... figures that'd be the case.
Steinbrenner bought the Yankees, he didn't inherit them. Steinbrenner was militantly involved in the daily operations in his first days as principal owner, and then eventually moved from NYY.
The "out of town" argument is the principal argument in favor of those who say Glass and Hunt don't have a passionate investment in these teams, and it's only really brought up because there are so many other factors that indicate the same. Essentially it's the lynch pin around which the rest of the apparatus is built.