Mapping a day in the life of Seinfield’s George Costanza with the Yankees

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 03: Jason Alexander visits the SiriusXM Hollywood Studio at SiriusXM Hollywood Studio on March 03, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Morgan Lieberman/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK – APRIL 29: A general view of the exterior of Yankee Stadium on April 29, 2008 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The 85 year old ball park will be closed after the 2008 season as the New York Yankees move to the new Yankee Stadium to begin the 2009 season. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)
NEW YORK – APRIL 29: A general view of the exterior of Yankee Stadium on April 29, 2008 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The 85 year old ball park will be closed after the 2008 season as the New York Yankees move to the new Yankee Stadium to begin the 2009 season. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)

To Yankee Stadium

For this “typical day” that will eventually end up with yet another fetching of a calzone, George would have had to have gone from Monk’s/Tom’s to Yankee Stadium to start his day.

We know from another episode (where Steinbrenner and other members of the Yankees organization though George had died through a series of mishaps, watch the clip below) that George had a parking spot at Yankees Stadium. Now remember, this was the former Yankees Stadium (not the current one that opened in 2009) so George’s parking spot is no more (for a number of reasons, including that he no longer works for the Yankees either).

This clip, by the way, delivers one of the greatest lines of “Seinfeld” interactions with the Yankees when George’s dad, Frank, yells at Steinbrenner for trading Jay Buhner to Seattle.

How to get there: So, yes, George drove to Yankees Stadium. You can certainly do that as well and park in a garage near the stadium (the Ruppert Plaza Garage, located on E. 161st St. and the Macombs Dam Bridge ramp, across the street from Gate 4, is $45 at the time of this writing). You can also take the subway to the game (the Yankee Stadium subway stop is located on E. 161st Street and River Avenue. The No. 4 train (East side) and the D train (West side) make stops at 161st Street/Yankee Stadium.

Of course, George couldn’t just stay at Yankee Stadium and do his work on this day. He had to go get a calzone for Steinbrenner. That’s where our tale gets interesting and blurred between television and real life.