Editing Commissioner of Baseball (section)

==== Steve Howe ====
On June 24, [[1992 in baseball|1992]], Vincent permanently suspended pitcher [[Steve Howe (baseball)|Steve Howe]] for repeated drug offenses. Vincent was incensed when upper Yankee management ([[Buck Showalter]], [[Gene Michael]], and Jack Lawn) agreed to testify on Howe's behalf, and threatened them with expulsion from the game:
{{cquote|You have effectively resigned from baseball by agreeing to appear at that hearing.... you should have left your conscience and your principles outside the door.}}

The three men were unaffected by Vincent's hyperbole, testified for Howe as promised, and remained active in baseball. Three months later, Vincent was removed from his job as commissioner. Later, an arbitrator overturned Vincent's suspension of Howe on November 11, 1992.