TAMPA, Fla. — Rich Gossage says late New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner and former players' union head Marvin Miller should join him in Hall of Fame.
Steinbrenner, the bombastic and successful owner of the Yankees from 1973 until his death in 2010, failed to gain election in a vote by the Today's Game Era Committee in December. He also fell short on 2010 and 2013 Expansion Era ballots.
"He and Marvin Miller probably changed the game more than anybody the last 100 years," Gossage said Friday. "George was amazing, in wanting to win, the free agency and the way he utilized it.