This year marks the 40th anniversary of the New York Yankees historic 1978 championship season.
Down 14.5 games to the Boston Red Sox in July, the team was in turmoil as the Billy Martin–Reggie Jackson feud boiled over on July 24 when the slugger ignored Martin’s signs and bunted, resulting in George Steinbrenner begrudgingly suspending Reggie for five games.
Billy then subsequently showcased one of his more famous quotes to a reporter (no doubt from a stool at a hotel bar) about Reggie and The Boss: “The two of them deserve each other.