Happy Veterans Day and a Halos Heaven salute to all of our readers who have ever served our country.
Did you know that Arte Moreno is a veteran? He fought in the Army in Vietnam for two years.
Can anyone tell me if any other Major League Baseball owners are U.S. veterans?
I guess banks and post offices are closed today, so you can all mail me money tomorrow.
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Can't say this is complete, but a quick search found this:
It’s no comprehensive, necessarily, but in addition to Arte:
Mike Illitch – Detroit Tigers – Marines for four years
Carl Pohlad (deceased 1/5/09) – Minnesota Twins – Drafted and fought in WWII
George Steinbrennar – New York Yankees – Air Force Lieutenant
Ted Lerner – Washington Nationals – U.S. Army during WWII
Caseys Kiss of Death - November 11, 2009
George Steinbrennar???
man now i have to have some respect for him
Vladd#27 - November 11, 2009
Hitler was in the army, too
Steinbrennar is a selfish, arrogant, narcissistic, evil, mean-spirited prick first, and an Air Force Lieutenant a far and distant second. Respect denied.
Caseys Kiss of Death - November 11, 2009
Agree
in that service by itself is not enough grounds for automatic respect. While at the same time anyone that spit at our servicemen because they didn’t agree with a war can die a slow painful death for all I care.
MH252525 - November 11, 2009
Just an urban legend
I served in the Army after high school and most of my NCOs were Vietnam vets who used to laugh about tales of veterans supposedly getting spat on after returning stateside. They would joke that they wished someone had cared enough about their service to bother spitting on them. I found that out myself when applying for jobs after I got out – people generally don’t give a damn one way or another about your service.
Quad Fin Rider - November 11, 2009
That's the truth.
I’ve applied for hundreds of jobs, have a degree, working on graduate degree…nada damn thing. I know it is partly the economy, but I wish I had stayed in.
Slasher52 - November 13, 2009
This.
Serving in the military doesn’t give you a free pass for being a d-bag.
clover_black - November 11, 2009
I think
that you can seperate the two. You can respect his service to the country in the Airf Force, and at the same time be totally disgusted with the way he ran the Yankees, and the part he played in the upward and out of control spiral of players salaries during his ownership.
billhune - November 11, 2009
Or the whole deal about
spending money to dig up dirt on your own players so you won’t instead have to spend that money on making a donation to a charity your promised to donate to.
Caseys Kiss of Death - November 11, 2009
I think I read somewhere his time in the Air Force was not very inspiring
Don’t flame me if I am wrong. I am also too lazy to look.
hauldog - November 11, 2009
Not exactly a real glorious Chair Force career
was the supply officer for an AFB kitchen
Quad Fin Rider - November 11, 2009
No wonder my mail didn't get picked up yesterday...
Fred Fredrix - November 11, 2009
Uh, that would be today, Fred, not yesterday.
red floyd - November 11, 2009
um, yeah, maybe I should have waited till I had a cup of coffee before posting
Fred Fredrix - November 11, 2009
Thank you to all our vets
You did/do what I am way too much of a wuss to do. All the sacrifices you’ve made have not gone unnoticed and unappreciated.
BruinHalo - November 11, 2009 via mobile
Thank you to all of the troops!!!!
Figgi4life - November 11, 2009 via mobile
Jamie McCourt is a veteran MILF
PieceOfAase - November 11, 2009
But is she
Rally MILF material? That is the question
blast21dave - November 11, 2009
Good, I'm not the only one who thought she looked very cougar-ish
red floyd - November 11, 2009
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