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Thousands of fans were spotted outside Yankee Stadium to get their hands on George Costanza's bobblehead ahead of the game against the Boston Red Sox on Friday. The first 18,000 would go home with a Costanza bobblehead.
Darren Rovell of cllct Media shared the scenes outside the stadium in his tweet. He shared that around 10 minutes before the gate opened, people were sweating in 90° F heat.
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The bobblehead has Costanza in a formal dress while taking a batting stance.
George Costanza is a fictional character from the popular sitcom "Seinfield," which ran on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998. Jason Alexander portrayed it. The sitcom was famous during its time and received accolades from publication houses.
It was written and created by Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David.
George Costanza's relationship with the Yankees: Why is the club having a bobblehead night for the 'Seinfield' character?
In the sitcom, George Costanza earned a job as an assistant to the traveling secretary of the New York Yankees. The show involved many scenes and stories related to the ball club.
It also included cameos from Yankees icons, including Buck Showalter, Derek Jeter, Paul O'Neill and Bernie Williams. In an episode titled "The Abstinence" from Season 8, the Seinfield character can be seen giving batting tips to Jeter and Williams and also going on to score three consecutive home runs.
"Hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics," Costanza said.
"Who are you again?" Jeter asked.
"George Costanza. Assistant to the Traveling Secretary," Costanza replied.
The episode has an impressive 9.0/10 ImdB rating.
In another story, Costanza convinces the then-manager Buck Showalter to change the uniform's cloth from polyester to cotton.
"Imagine playing games and your team is five degrees cooler than the other team," Costanza said. "Don't you think that would be an advantage?"
The show also had scenes with the other New York-based baseball club, namely the Mets.
Regarding the game, the Yankees and the Red Sox are tied at 3-3 at the time of writing. The Red Sox scored two runs in the top of the ninth to tie the game.
