In every obit of George Steinbrenner, there’s a mention of “Seinfeld,” which mercilessly parodied the Yankees owner, with his permission. But another way to remember him is via the relationship he had with Billy Martin, the team’s combative on-again off-again manager.
Here’s they are together in a Miller Lite commercial doing the “tastes great” vs. “less filling” argument. This was actually the second version of this commercial. In the first one, Steinbrenner told Martin “you’re fired.” But after he re-hired Martin yet again, they redubbed the line to “you’re hired.”