BBTF.org/m/all_star_game : The New Springfield Nine - The Triangle Blog

Wednesday, March 06, 2013

The New Springfield Nine - The Triangle Blog - Grantland

(www.grantland.com)

posted on March 06, 2013 at 04:02 PM by Jim Furtado to all star game, the simpsons | 10 comment(s)

Baseball and The Simpsons…this may set records here.

Reader Comments and Retorts

Statements posted here are those of our readers and do not represent the BaseballThinkFactory. Names are provided by the poster and are not verified. We ask that posters follow our submission policy. Please report any inappropriate comments.

1. Esoteric throws a 'hard slider' posted on March 06, 2013 at 04:09 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Unfortunately, the article isn't funny and the subject isn't all that interesting.

You'd have had better odds if you'd somehow found a way to combine baseball with Pavement and Republican politicians.

2. Fernigal McGunnigle has become a merry hat posted on March 06, 2013 at 04:21 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

The BBTF hive mind attempted to do this a couple of years ago.

3. RoyalsRetro (AG#1F) posted on March 06, 2013 at 05:01 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Obligatory cool article on the behind-the-scenes work it took to get "Homer at the Bat" to the screen.

Fun facts: Ryne Sandberg was the first choice to be the second baseman. Jose Canseco was supposed to have an affair with Edna Krabapple but was a jerk about it. Harry Shearer and Julie Kavner hated the script. Ozzie Smith's kid was a huge Simpsons fan.

4. BourbonSamurai, vassal of the Harpsburg Empire posted on March 06, 2013 at 06:44 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Reasonably amusing.

5. AndrewJ posted on March 06, 2013 at 06:46 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Harry Shearer and Julie Kavner hated the script.

Harry Shearer loathes baseball for some reason. And it would probably be easier to compile a list of Simpsons scripts he's on record as loving.

6. Tom Nawrocki posted on March 06, 2013 at 07:25 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Harry Shearer loathes baseball for some reason.

Really? He does a great imitation of Vin Scully.

7. Der_K posted on March 06, 2013 at 08:01 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Shearer's a grump.

8. Gamingboy posted on March 07, 2013 at 12:35 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Did anyone ever find out who was on Mr. Burns' original team? I seem to remember hearing somewhere that he had Jim Creighton on it or something.

9. ajnrules posted on March 07, 2013 at 01:02 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Did anyone ever find out who was on Mr. Burns' original team? I seem to remember hearing somewhere that he had Jim Creighton on it or something.

Source:

C: Gabby Street
1B: Cap Anson
2B: Nap Lajoie
SS: Honus Wagner
3B: Pie Traynor
LF: Joe Jackson
CF: Harry Hooper
RF: Jim Creighton
P: Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown

Some dubious choices, especially picking Hooper over Cobb and Charleston. Maybe he just liked the name.

10. Gamingboy posted on March 07, 2013 at 01:12 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

C: Gabby Street
1B: Cap Anson
2B: Nap Lajoie
SS: Honus Wagner
3B: Pie Traynor
LF: Joe Jackson
CF: Harry Hooper
RF: Jim Creighton
P: Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown

Some dubious choices, especially picking Hooper over Cobb and Charleston. Maybe he just liked the name.

Yeah, Burns would be the type to pick people based on names.

You must be Registered and Logged In to post comments.

/m/all_star_game

Wednesday, March 06, 2013

The New Springfield Nine - The Triangle Blog - Grantland

Reader Comments and Retorts

All Star Game Think Factory