Scenes were shot for this episode with both Larry the Cook (Lawrence A. Mandley) and The Rabbi (Bruce Mahler), but they were deleted before the show aired.
George (Jason Alexander) goes to meet the reps from Houston to discuss the possibility of inter-league play. The first inter-league game wasn't played until 1997.
When Elaine suspects that Jerry had revealed the secret about Judy's out- of-wedlock baby, Jerry tells her to "check with the rabbi," referring to Rabbi Kirschbaum, the gossip in Elaine's building in "The Postponement."
To acknowledge the passing of Yankees legend Mickey Mantle two months prior to the airing of this episode, George Steinbrenner mentions in the hot tub how terrible the situation was and how "The Mick" never liked him very much.
The Houston Astros, who was the National League team portrayed as wanting to do talks regarding inter league play with the Yankees, actually moved to the American League prior to the start of the 2013 season.