by Claudine Zap You know the owner of the Yankees is really dead when the owners of the Mets say nice things about him. As soon as the news broke of George Steinbrenner 's death, fans of the man hit the Web. Searches were out of the park for " george steinbrenner ," " steinbrenner dead ," and " george steinbrenner net worth ." It's true that even in death, the man nicknamed " The Boss ," is larger than life. In his years as owner, the Yankees owner ran through 15 managers,