At long last, the time has come.  Yankees fans are finally going to get their long overdue ninety minutes in the sun with George Steinbrenner.

Tomorrow night, the YES Network will be airing a special on the Boss.  And it’s a special, which according to YES president of production and programming, John Filipelli, “needed to be done.”

Since it’s the YES Network, we can count on the special to provide us with cutting edge insight and a raw, honest, three-dimensional look at the Boss and his tenure as the Yanks Commander-in-Chief.

As Filipelli put it: “That was the challenge, to capture all the various and sundry aspects of who Mr. Steinbrenner is and what he’s about in 90 minutes.”

In other words, due to time restrictions, they may have had to edit out a thing or two about Steinbrenner’s transgressions, his suspensions, his questionable character, his troubled relationships and his failing health.

If I had to guess, I’d say we should count on a ninety minute tribute to a “complicated” man who made the Yankees the franchise they are today.  Presumably, there will also be some footage of George on a golf cart woven in there.

Joe Torre is featured in the special, and I think the goal here is to point to the fact that even Steinbrenner’s alleged enemies seem to be cool with the guy.  Of course, as we all know, you’d be hard-pressed to ever get Torre to say anything unfavorable about anyone. (Unless he’s doing so in book form.)

Now, Don Zimmer, on the other hand. That’s an interview I’d like to see.