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While divorce these days is all too common, divorce papers filed by Jennifer Swindal on Tuesday in Hillsborough County Circuit Court involve a less than common family. Jennifer Swindal, the daughter of Yankees principal owner George Steinbrenner, cited irreconcilable differences when she filed for divorce from Steve Swindal after 23 years of marriage. Is the reason truly irreconcilable differences, or are Steve Swindal's February 15th arrest for driving under the influence and The Boss' incessant meddling the real reasons for the divorce? Steve Swindal has pleaded not guilty in his D.U.I. case.
While his drunk driving case is still to be decided, Swindal's future with the Yankees doesn't look so good. The Times talked to a source who said Steve Swindal will no longer be with the Yankees after the divorce is complete, "According to an individual with direct knowledge of the matter, Steinbrenner no longer plans to promote him, and he would seem to have no future with the team." And this is the man that was once the Steinbrenner anointed heir to the Yankees throne.
With The Boss previously stating that control of the Yankees will remain within the family, the question now is, who will be leading the team after Steinbrenner is out of the picture? Newsday looks at the three family members that Steinbrenner has to choose from - Hank Steinbrenner, Hal Steinbrenner, and son-in-law Felix Lopez. While Felix Lopez seems like the strongest candidate, will The Boss entrust the team in yet another son-in-law?
Note to Steve Swindal: Joe Malloy, one of Steinbrenner's former son-in-laws, is now an assistant middle school principal. He was a general partner with the Yankees before his divorce with another Steinbrenner daughter.
Photo of George Steinbrenner snacking at a spring training game Wednesday by AP/Kathy Willens
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Middle schools don't hire people with DUI convictions.
Why aren't any of Steinbrenner's daughters considered candidates to lead the team?
When Swindal was pulled over, he was on his way to his boat where he was spending the night. The sense I got was that things were hitting the rocks (no pun intended) before the arrest. Certainly it hasn't helped, though.
The guys in charge of the Yanks these days are Randy Levine, Lonn Trost, and Cashman, although I'm sure they make a show out of running stuff by George so that he doesn't read about it in the papers.
The rumor is that when George passed out at Otto Graham's funeral a little while back, he in fact suffered a stroke. And there is no way one can look at him and not see that he has been incapacitated to some degree. The changed look in the eye, the inability to control emotions (though that was never his strong suit), the changed speaking patters, all would indicate that something has happened to the man.
Should George really become unable to function, my guess is that it will pass to his sons (although collymack makes a very fair point) who will just sign-off on stuff, much the way things are operating now.
PS: I remember Joe Malloy. He "ran" the team when George was suspended in the Howard Spira flap. That was when he was "forbidden" from talking team business with him, nice trick when it's your father-in-law. "Hey, Joe, pass the potatoes, and sign Jim Abbott."
Tien,
Is there some basis for the idea (which became the basis for the headline of your post)that somehow George meddled in his daughter's marriage? Any facts, rumors or anything at all behind that theory, or is it complete and utter speculation based on George's personality? Just curious.
d - utter speculation based on personality.