Yes, it’s hokey and contrived, but if you realize the context in which the author can relate to Steinbrenner, it wouldn’t be as surprising or whatever.

Ray Negron was nabbed as a kid by George spraying graffitti on the Stadium and went on to be a ballboy and life long Steinbrenner confidant.  So while we all like to mock the caricature of The Boss, he can be quite generous and magnanamous away from the camera (aside from pulling dental benefits from employees, of course)

““It’s my way of being able to finally walk away,” Negron said. “It’s very, very personal.””

Ouch, Wooden.  I’m no Steinbrenner fan, but man.  Harsh.

When the book goes to a second edition, it will be smaller, cost a lot more, and fans will wonder why the heck a second edition was needed when the first edition is still perfectly serviceable and they all have such fond memories of it.