Steinbrenner on Seinfeld

Steinbrenner was asked to be on Seinfeld. He declined. He was amused by the characterization. My favorite episode is "You Gotta See the Baby" and they go to the Hamptons.

It had ...

- The ugly baby (breath taking)

- Everyone but George seeing his girlfriend topless

- George putting lobster in the Jewish girl's eggs for payback

and ...

- They shrink? Like a scared turtle!

He did play himself in the movie "The Scout"

Yankee GM at FA tryout: "How much do you want to spend on him?"

GS: "Whatever it takes."

You will now need an EXTRA-LARGE flat screen to watch the Seinfeld re-runs that have Steinbrenner's character in them.

Steinbrenner actually did appear in a couple scenes that were never aired. They decided not to use them because they figured they would never be able to use the character again. He was never really bitter about how he was portrayed, he just said it wasn't very accurate.

My favorite Steinbrenner quote: "you think that nerve disease Gehrig had was contagious? Big Stein can't be floppin' and twitchin'!"

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How about George Constanza's dad: You traded Jay Buhner for Ken Phelps! How could you trade Buhner for Phelps!

George Steinbrenner: My baseball people just kept saying : Ken Phelps , Ken Phelps!