George Steinbrenner Crank Calls Billy Martin | Letterman

George Steinbrenner calls Billy to set the record straight about his managerial style.
(From "Late Night," air date: 9/12/85)
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[@heynowls3058]

On a elevator in Tampa, I accidentally backed right into George. He gave me a scowling dirty look. Then he broke into the same great smile he has here. We both laughed.

[@Subo23]

"Pinella, Catfish Hunter, Sparky Lyle, that's a losing trifecta..." 😆

[@veronaraven3099]

1977 and 1978

[@johnwohara]

The good old days in NY. I remember them well.

[@petewhite85]

A gem. Occasionally I'll re-watch the time Steinbrenner and Billy Martin were on together when Billy tells the story of shooting the old mule with Mickey. Thanks.

[@GeorgeD1965]

On Billy Martin Roast, Whitney Ford told the mule story as well

[@DaneOrschlovsky]

He was fantastic on Seinfeld

[@williammullen7504]

He was also great on Saturday Night Live, he made fun of himself in a few skits.

[@mikewhite4560]

He left before it was Filmed 🎥 LARRY DAVID

[@DaneOrschlovsky]

@@mikewhite4560 you don't say?!

[@ArtificialBanana]

@Dane You know that wasn’t really him, right?

[@DaneOrschlovsky]

@@ArtificialBanana does nobody get sarcasm anymore? 😂

[@keefriff99]

Steinbrenner had a LOT of flaws, but goddamn if he wasn’t entertaining and committed to winning. As a Red Sox fan, the rivalry hasn’t been nearly as fun since he passed.

[@THR33STEP]

OMG!!! Legends!!!! That was awesome!!!

[@terrywright8731]

Late night TV at it's best.

[@ericboser1607]

Miss those days.

[@ArtificialBanana]

Billy kept talking even after Dave hung up the phone!

[@mysticakhenaton1701]

Steinbrenner had a GREAT sense of humor.

[@mysticakhenaton1701]

this was FUNNY.

[@THOMAS81Z]

I miss George❤❤❤❤😢

[@Opus313]

Has anyone been hired and fired for the same job more times than Billy Martin?!

[@David_USF]

Yeah, I just looked it up. Martin had 5 stints as Yankee skipper and probably more if he hadn't died in the car crash.

[@chicken_953]

I don't think so

[@jfh9209]

"That's why they're playing baseball in places like Anaheim" said Dave.

[@raymondwilson293]

awesome ♥️

[@kenmcfann8128]

Well that was fun! ✌️

[@KingpinPadre]

And then, after the commercial break, Whitney Houston came out and blew the roof off the place with a devastating performance of "Saving All My Love For You". Pretty good program that night in Rockefeller Center.

[@snowdog03]

Funny af.

[@jgdn-ow5mh]

…..bucky dent, Billy Martin, Lou pinella, Billy Martin….

[@De-niro31]

rest in peace boss

[@jerzeyguy71]

such a good look at a man that had a bad reputation for being so mean.. and I could care less about baseball!

[@Am-Not-Jarvis]

I'm surprised that someone so funny and charming seemed to know nothing about Seinfeld and didn't understand the show.

[@nyterpfan]

Steinbrenner really was a chameleon!! He could be the most obnoxious a$$hole bully on Earth--and yet he had a great sense of humor--could laugh at himself--and had a very warm and generous side to him. A VERY complex man!!

[@WXVA9]

Did Letterman set Steinbrenner up to have Martin say that right away?

[@rshrsh5420]

For a son of a ship builder from Cleveland Ohio, Mr. Steinbrenner had done pretty good for himself.

[@johnthomas1178]

Back when Letterman did comedy.

[@charc0al_tv]

Larry David did a better Steinbrenner than this guy

[@SeanAllocca]

I smell calzone!!

[@KingpinPadre]

@@SeanAllocca Costanza's in the building!

[@SleepyDroid]

@@SeanAllocca I'm jealous George you got some good Calzone over there.

[@seanely77]

George reminds me of Trump

[@theugly32]

When USA was great.

[@saigonKT]

NY was great!

[@Kevin-tz2lv]

Feel free to move out