George Steinbrenner's impact on baseball went far beyond his New York Yankees. He showed all teams that spending lavishly on players -- when done intelligently -- was a way to produce winners, and even some of his rivals adopted that strategy. And he revolutionized the game with his decisions to start a television network and a catering company, and a huge equipment supply contract.

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The owners' box behind home plate will be empty most nights. Then again, it has been vacant most games for several years. Little figures to change in the operation of the New York Yankees following George Steinbrenner's death Tuesday at age 80. His role for several years had been to give approval to decisions already made by the pinstriped management team he put in place.

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