Posted on 07/13/2010 12:47:13 PM PDT by earlJam
What’s your favorite Steinbrenner ‘Seinfeld’ moment?
By Anonymous
GateHouse News Service
Posted Jul 13, 2010 @ 11:51 AM
George Steinbrenner, who died Tuesday at age 80, “starred” on “Seinfeld” for several seasons. Steinbrenner never actually appeared on the show (though he did shoot a scene that was cut), as he was portrayed by Lee Bear and voiced by Larry David. The fictional Steinbrenner was a loquacious man who served as George Costanza’s boss at the New York Yankees.
Do you have a favorite Steinbrenner “Seinfeld” moment? Let us know. Here’s a quick rundown of some memorable “Big Stein” moments.
“THE OPPOSITE”
Steinbrenner makes his “Seinfeld” debut when he hires George to work at the Yankees.
George: In the past 20 years you have caused myself and the city of New York a good deal of distress as we have watched you take our beloved Yankees and reduce them to a laughingstock, all for the glorification of your massive ego!
Steinbrenner: Hire this man!
“THE WINK”
George gets grapefruit juice in his eye and accidentally winks his way into a promotion. Steinbrenner talks about all the people he’d fired over the years. Fun fact: After this episode, Steinbrenner really did fire Buck Showalter.
Steinbrenner: You know as painful as it is, I’ve had to let a few people go over the years: Yogi Berra, Lou Pinella, Bucky Dent, Billy Martin, Dallas Green, Dick Houser, Bill Virdon, Billy Martin, Scott Marrow, Billy Martin, Bob Lemmon, Billy Martin, Gene Michael, Buck Showalter, … uh, tut! … George, you didn't hear that from me. George!
“THE HOT TUB”
Steinbrenner and George end the episode in a hot tub together because Steinbrenner says it’s a great way to relax.
Steinbrenner: Oh, we all get a little cuckoo sometimes, George. I used to be like you. Berating personnel till they cried, calling managers on the field during a game, threatening to move the team to New Jersey just to upset people. Then I found a way to relax. I've got two words to say to you, George: hot tub.
“THE CADDY”
Steinbrenner thinks George is dead, and when he goes to the Costanzas’ house to inform them, he gets berated by Frank Costanza.
Steinbrenner: My name is George Steinbrenner, I'm afraid I have some very sad news about your son.
Estelle: I can't believe it. He was so young. How could this have happened?
Steinbrenner: Well, he'd been logging some pretty heavy hours, first one in the morning, last one to leave at night. That kid was a human dynamo. …
Frank: What the hell did you trade Jay Buhner for?! He had 30 home runs and over 100 RBIs last year. He's got a rocket for an arm. You don't know what the hell you're doin'!
“THE CALZONE”
George eats a calzone during a meeting, and Steinbrenner demands a bite and wants one so bad, he calls off the meeting. Thereafter, he has George bring him a calzone for lunch every day.
“THE NAP”
Steinbrenner spends most of the episode in George’s office waiting for him, and unbeknownst to Steinbrenner, George is under the desk taking a nap.
Steinbrenner: Just let me ask you something. Is it "FebRUary" or " FebUary"? Because I prefer "FebUary," and what is this "ru"?
“THE MILLENNIUM”
George tries to get fired, and Steinbrenner initially is pleased with George’s attempts to get canned when he wears Babe Ruth’s uniform and gets strawberry juice on it.
Steinbrenner: We wanna look to the future, we gotta tear down the past. Babe Ruth was nothing more than a fat old man with little-girl legs. And here's something I just found out recently. He wasn't really a sultan. Ah, what d'you make of that? Hey, check this out. Lou Gehrig's pants. Not a bad fit. Hey, you don't think that nerve disease of his was contagious, do you? Uh, I better take 'em off. I'm too important to this team. Big Stein can't be flopping and twitching.
“THE MUFFIN TOPS”
Steinbrenner trades George to Tyler Chicken in exchange for Yankee stadium concessions being converted to all chicken at no charge, including an alcoholic chicken drink.
last respects here
you missed the one where he has George comitted to an insane asylum,
“OOHH,just empty calories and male curiosity ay Georgie....”
George Constanza referring to himself in the third person and confusing the hell out of George Steinbrenner was classic also.
being a long time Yankee fan, all of the above. When he hid under his desk with Steinbrenner looking all over for him.......and the secretary...*LOL*
“All right let’s see what I have today. Darn it, it’s ham and cheese again—and she forgot the fancy mustard. I told her I like that fancy mustard, you know you could put that fancy mustard on a shoe and it would taste pretty good to me. Oh, she made up for it with a cupcake though. Hey, look at this, you know I got a new system for eating these things, George. I used to peel off the chocolate. Now I turn it upside down, I eat the cake first and save the frosting for the end, it’s almost a dessert dessert...”
THE CALZONE!
RIP
The scene in “The Caddy” where “Big Stein” tells the Costanzas that George is dead and Frank rips him a new one for trading Jay Buhner.
I couldn’t find any still shots of Costanza talking to Steinbrenner in his office. Anyone have a pic or two they can post?
My favorite is the one where George was trying to pick up chicks from the personal ads in “The Daily Worker” because the women there find looks unimportant. Steinbrenner finds George with the daily worker, assumes he’s a commie, and sends him to Cuba to negotiate to bring players back to the US.
Wonder if I can get a discount ticket to his funeral? “Father, at a difficult time like this, and with all due respect to the deceased, where might one, um, get a copy of the death certificate?”
“I can’t believe that you, Bodysuit Man, could perpetrate such a disloyalty!”
I just read the article and am thinking about the episodes in my head....sooo hard to choose a favorite... they’re all pretty priceless. XD
My favorite one is when Steinbrenner sells the Yankees and goes back to Cleveland and buys the Indians from Nick Mileti
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