I MUST SAY, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, I FIND IT VERY HARD TO SEE THE LOGIC BEHIND SOME OF THE MOVES YOU HAVE MADE WITH THIS FINE ORGANIZATION. IN THE PAST TWENTY YEARS, YOU HAVE CAUSED MYSELF, AND THE CITY OF NEW YORK, A GOOD DEAL OF DISTRESS AS WE HAVE WATCHED YOU TAKE OUR BELOVED YANKEES AND REDUCED THEM TO A LAUGHING STOCK, ALL FOR THE GLORIFICATION OF YOUR MASSIVE EGO: Of course, the Seinfeld episode in which George Costanza confronted George Steinbrenner aired in May 1994, two years before Bernie Williams, Tino Martinez and Jeffrey Maier led the Yankees to their first of five championships in a fourteen-season span.

I cannot write honestly about the passing of George Steinbrenner today and claim to have admired or respected the man. Yes, ownership entitles one to do with one's property more or less as one pleases, and it was not Steinbrenner who alone controlled what revenue sharing and other parity-enhancing tools Major League Baseball would employ. But cultural institutions like the New York Yankees are public trusts, and his meddlesomeness -- the five firings of Billy Martin, the Dave Winfield-Howie Spira skullduggery, the facial hair thing and the like -- degraded what should have remained baseball's crown jewel. Steinbrenner's Yankees were at his best after he put Joe Torre and Brian Cashman in place and stayed out of their way.

This has been a sad week for Yankees fans, between the passing of Bob Sheppard this weekend and now Steinbrenner's today. Out of respect, I'll say no more right now.

CAUSE I LIKED THE VIEW: As Danger Guerrero notes, Disney's recent track record in choosing young women has not led to an exemplary slate of role models.

(That said, I wouldn't include Vanessa Hudgens on the list. The pictures were private, and it's not her fault some cad released them.)

RESIDUAL GOODWILL: That Melina Kanakaredes is leaving CSI: NY is honestly of little interest except to TV listings people who no longer have to type her name each week. However, tossed into the article is that they are attempting to sign Sela Ward as her replacement. Ward is one of those performers who, despite never getting a huge hit/breakout (though she has two Emmys--one for Sisters, and the other for Once and Again), I have immense goodwill for, and I might even watch an episode or two of CSI: NY because of her presence. Are there other performers for whom you have similar feelings? I know I watched more than a few episodes of Justice for Victor Garber, for instance.

COME ON DOWN! In the 35-year history of The Price Is Right, only one contestant has ever made a perfect bid in the Showcase. Esquire has the story of how it happened, and how TPIR has changed in response to it.

YOU'RE NOT TOO SMART, ARE YOU... I LIKE THAT IN A MAN: Our friend Matt Zoller Seitz slideshows ten movies in which sweatiness is a major factor.

In other MZS news, I hope you've been following his video essay series on how the movies have depicted fame. It's really special, and I'm enjoying his continuing project of exploring new ways to do film criticism and analysis using the tools the Internet provides.

WELL, YOU KNOW THAT IT'S THE [THING] WHEN WE'LL BE GETTING [HITS ON BING] FOR GREASED LIGHTNING! In writing about the Sing-A-Long Grease today, the NYT notes that this verson "features some minor lyrical changes to make the songs less crude." According to original director Randal Kleiser, "The new version has some really funny things too, like when they sing 'pussy wagon,' we put a picture of a cat. When they say 'tits,' we put a cow doing the twist. It’s continuing to be crafty." Har, har.

Also, all of the cigarettes are CGI'd out, Rizzo is worried that Kenickie has made her late in applying early to Pomona, and the scene where Danny Zuko sings "Sandy" while a suggestive weiner does backflips behind him ... I have no idea what can be done with that.

Related: How we almost had a Grease with Henry Winkler as Danny Zuko, Carrie Fisher or Susan Dey as Sandy and Lucie Arnaz as Rizzo.

WHEN IN DOUBT, SELECT THE COUNTRY WHICH INVENTED A DISTINCTIVE METHOD OF ROPE JUMPING? Spain. The Netherlands. Obviously a lot of history. Who ya got?

Related: the ten best pictures of Mick Jagger at the World Cup.