"Seinfeld" and the New York Yankees Quiz

Answer: He met a girl whose uncle worked for the team.

George's life seemed to be tanking because every instinct he had ever had was wrong. So he decided to do 'the opposite' and that's how he met Victoria, the young lady whose uncle worked for the Yankees. George by chance just happened to order the same exact lunch as her at Monk's and when he noticed her looking his way, approached her.

She had overheard what he ordered and that's why she was staring. She introduced herself, George stated that he had no job and lived with his parents and she ended up getting him an interview with the team.

The rest is Pinstripe history!

Answer: Danny Tartabull

Danny Tartabull did appear on the episode but unfortunately neither he nor George appeared on the PBS telethon. They went on a high-speed chase because George thought the driver of another car cut them off then flipped them the bird.

Answer: Houston Astros

George seemed to fit right in with the three gents from Houston. They smoked cigars, drank and called each other SOBs all in good fun. Houston was at that time in the National League.

Answer: She was wearing an Orioles cap and refused to take it off when asked to.

Elaine was an Orioles fan, having lived in the Baltimore suburb of Towson. When a friend of the owner suggested she remove her hat she thought he was kidding. He wasn't and soon a ruckus ensued and she was asked to leave the stadium.

Answer: That they be made from 100% cotton - because it's a natural fiber.

The Yanks did listen and took George up on his suggestion because it sounded feasible. It wasn't, because cotton shrinks when washed and tight fitting uniforms restrict movement. It also rips easily!

Answer: "Why the heck did you trade Jay Buhner?"

Frank wasn't too upset by the news about George. George however was not dead - he had left his car in the parking lot to make it appear he was the first one to arrive and the last to leave each day. He didn't count on the menu flyers from nearby places to eat being left on all the unattended windshields.

He also didn't count on the pigeons. So Jerry took the car to get it washed and crashed it, causing the blood stain.

Answer: Mickey Mantle

Kramer also claimed to spot Joe Dimaggio at a nearby coffee shop dunking his donut. "Mr. Coffee" in a coffee shop? He (and George) also thought they saw Saddam Hussein in NYC!

Answer: Buck Showalter

Showalter was skipper from 1992 - 1995. He was a smart baseball mind and was good at relating to his players. He was also the manager that George approached about the uniform change idea. Being a diehard Yankees fan, I would have loved to see him stay on as skipper.

Answer: Bernie Williams and Derek Jeter

All of the players listed were on that '96 World Series team along with Jimmy Key, David Cone, Paul O'Neill, series MVP John Wetteland, Andy Pettitte and a very young Mariano Rivera. And Joe Torre of course was the manager of that team. It was a dramatic series with the New Yorkers losing the first two games at Yankee Stadium. With their backs to the wall and heading to Atlanta the Yankees won all 3 games at Fulton County Stadium and then closed the series out back home thanks to Jimmy Leyritz.

It was their first WS victory since 1978.

Answer: Paul O'Neill

The birthday card was for "The Boss" and all the Yankee players signed it. George inadvertently gave Kramer the okay to sell the card to a sports memorabilia store who in turn sold the card to the sick little boy, Bobby. Costanza then had to get Kramer to get the card back and Kramer had to promise to get Bobby's favorite player, Paul O'Neill, to hit two homers for him in exchange for the card. O'Neill hit the first home run and in his last at bat had what appeared to be an inside-the-park homer.

The official scorer however ruled the hit as a triple with an error.