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The Simpsons: Homer at the Bat

By john • Oct 19th, 2007 • Category: darryl strawberry, don mattingly, jose canseco, ken griffey jr, mike scioscia, ozzie smith, roger clemens, steve sax, the simpsons, wade boggs

There have been many references to baseball during the Simpsons long run on the FOX network. The most famous though has to be the 1992 episode named ‘Homer at the bat’ an obvious reference to the iconic baseball poem ‘Casey at the bat’.
The episode also featured references to ‘Pride of the Yankees’ as the team [...]


Managing from the couch, Angels @ Red Sox

By john • Oct 3rd, 2007 • Category: boston red sox, josh beckett, los angeles angels, managing from the couch, mike scioscia, terry francona

October 3, 2007 - Game 1 of the ALDS between the Los Angeles Angels and Boston Red Sox.
The Situation : The line ups have been announced.
Both teams have CY Young candidates on the bump.
20-7, 3.27 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, .245 BAA Josh Beckett
19-9, 3.01 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, .254 BAA John Lackey
It’s pretty much a push with [...]