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Steinbrenner collapses, taken to Sarasota hospital.
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| December 27. 2003 4:19PM
| Castanza
Posted on 12/27/2003 3:05:12 PM PST by ConservativeMan55
Steinbrenner collapses, taken to Sarasota hospital
STAFF REPORT
SARASOTA -- New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner was in stable condition at Sarasota Memorial Hospital Saturday after collapsing at a memorial service for a friend, according to the Sarasota Fire Department.
The prominent Tampa resident and philanthropist was given an IV and an EKG test en route to the hospital, and all results were normal, according to Paul Dezzi, the fire department's assistant chief.
Steinbrenner, 73, collapsed at a memorial service for Otto Graham, a Hall of Fame quarterback for the Cleveland Browns, who died in mid December. Those present said Steinbrenner was conscious when an ambulance transported him from the service at the Church of the Palms on Bee Ridge Road.
Dezzi said Steinbrenner, who'd been placed in a room at the hospital, was talkative and was asking for the names of the paramedics who responded to the call.
Steinbrenner's collapse, around 1 p.m. during the lengthy service, might be attributed to fainting, Dezzi said. While he couldn't speak to specifics of this case, he said heat and emotion are typically two contributing causes of such collapses.
The hospital's emergency room confirmed that Steinbrenner was there but would release no further details.
For more on this story, read Sunday's Herald-Tribune.
Last modified: December 27. 2003 4:19PM
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KEYWORDS: downhegoes; george; kerplunk; larrydavid; nyyankees; ottograham; steinbrenner
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To: ConservativeMan55
Round up the usual suspects.
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posted on
12/27/2003 3:06:50 PM PST
by
Az Joe
To: ConservativeMan55
I hate the Yankees.
To: Cathryn Crawford
It seems like Yankee fans are few and far between around these parts. I'm not really a fan of baseball.
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posted on
12/27/2003 3:08:25 PM PST
by
ConservativeMan55
(You know how those liberals are. Two's Company but three is a fundraiser.)
To: ConservativeMan55
I love baseball, but I really hate the Yankees.
To: Az Joe
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posted on
12/27/2003 3:09:29 PM PST
by
ConservativeMan55
(You know how those liberals are. Two's Company but three is a fundraiser.)
To: ConservativeMan55
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posted on
12/27/2003 3:10:30 PM PST
by
ConservativeMan55
(You know how those liberals are. Two's Company but three is a fundraiser.)
To: ConservativeMan55
still rememeber the old SNL skit which had him, Idi Amin and Saddam Hussein pitching "Weight Watchers." :> Classic. Hope he gets better soon though a Yankee he may be.
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posted on
12/27/2003 3:10:58 PM PST
by
KantianBurke
(Don't Tread on Me)
To: KantianBurke
LOL...I'll always remember him from those Seinfeld days.
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posted on
12/27/2003 3:12:18 PM PST
by
ConservativeMan55
(You know how those liberals are. Two's Company but three is a fundraiser.)
To: ConservativeMan55
Couldn't have been a heart attack, the SOB doesn't have one. Ditto the brain tumor.
To: ConservativeMan55
Just think he has 5 more just like that one.
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posted on
12/27/2003 3:12:46 PM PST
by
Straight Vermonter
(We secretly switched ABC news with Al-Jazeera, lets see if these people can tell the difference.)
To: ConservativeMan55
Me too...the "calzone" episode was priceless!
Get well soon, Mr. Steinbrenner.
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posted on
12/27/2003 3:13:20 PM PST
by
LisaMalia
(Buckeye Fan since birth!!)
To: Straight Vermonter
Yep.
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posted on
12/27/2003 3:13:26 PM PST
by
ConservativeMan55
(You know how those liberals are. Two's Company but three is a fundraiser.)
To: LisaMalia
Ohhhhhhhhhhh! Who could forget the calzone episode!
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posted on
12/27/2003 3:14:00 PM PST
by
ConservativeMan55
(You know how those liberals are. Two's Company but three is a fundraiser.)
To: ConservativeMan55
It's Bush's fault.
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posted on
12/27/2003 3:14:56 PM PST
by
brewcrew
To: ConservativeMan55
As a Yankee fan and supporter of "The Boss", I wish him well and hope for a full and speedy recovery so he can get back to doing what he does best, destroying the hopes and dreams of Red Sox fans everywhere.
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posted on
12/27/2003 3:15:25 PM PST
by
Sonny M
("oderint dum metuant")
To: Cathryn Crawford
I hate the Yankees. I do too (as you know).
But if the old bastard dies, it won't be as much fun hating them.
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posted on
12/27/2003 3:15:43 PM PST
by
Semper911
(For some people, bread and circus are not enough. Hence, FreeRepublic.com)
To: brewcrew
I saw where the rats where trying to blame Bush for the earthquake in Iran.
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posted on
12/27/2003 3:16:36 PM PST
by
ConservativeMan55
(You know how those liberals are. Two's Company but three is a fundraiser.)
To: Semper911
But if the old bastard dies, it won't be as much fun hating them. Somehow, I'll find a way.
To: ConservativeMan55
His daughter went to Carolina the same time I did. We were in a few classes business classes together. Never met her though. Carolina had large business classes that usually consisted of several hundred students. She was in a sorority and I was not in a fraternity. Her father would have the Yankees come down to Chapel Hill and play (kick ass) the college team in the spring, which I thought was a sporting thing to do.
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posted on
12/27/2003 3:20:36 PM PST
by
Pamlico
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