[wideawake]

I'm a Mets fan.

All I'll say is that these accolades are amusing given that his name was a swear word among Yankees fans from about 1982 to 1995.

[Borges]

Yeah I recall a concert video of Billy Joel at Yankee Stadium in 1990 and one of the fans (a girl!) said something to the effect of “Joel IS NY! George Steinbrenner - he should be shot!”.

[dfwgator]

All I'll say is that these accolades are amusing given that his name was a swear word among Yankees fans from about 1982 to 1995.

Amazing how a few World Series titles can change everything. It's a classic "Rise and Fall and Rise Again" story.