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« on: July 23, 2007, 03:16:09 PM »
http://www.mercurynews.com/sportsheadlines/ci_6436656

I caught the link to this column on Buster Olney's blog and thought it was amusing. It's kind of neat to see how some of the athletes look at their cameos on The Simpsons, and not the least bit surprising to see that Jose Canseco can even be a dick when talking about something as harmless as a cartoon.
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« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2007, 03:44:01 PM »
The ending was great...

Best. Acceptance speech. Ever.

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« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2007, 03:57:36 PM »
Quote from: KYSportsWriter on July 23, 2007, 03:44:01 PM
The ending was great...

Best. Acceptance speech. Ever.

Channeling SJ.com perhaps?
Or more likely, Comic Book Guy.
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« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2007, 04:11:27 PM »
Quote from: dreunc1542 on July 23, 2007, 03:57:36 PM
Quote from: KYSportsWriter on July 23, 2007, 03:44:01 PM
The ending was great...

Best. Acceptance speech. Ever.

Channeling SJ.com perhaps?
Or more likely, Comic Book Guy.

Either one works. Cheesy
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« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2007, 04:24:41 PM »
Well Mr.Burns had done it.
The Power Plant had won it.
With Roger Clemens clucking all the while,
Mike Soscia's tragic illness made us smile,
While Wade Boggs laid unconscious on the bar-room tile.

We're talking softball.
From Maine to San Diego.
Talking softball, Mattingly and Canseco,
Ken Griffey's grotesquely swollen jaw
Steve Sax and his run-in with the law,
We're talking Homer ... Ozzie and the Straw.
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« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2007, 04:35:18 PM »
Worst. Episode. Ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OEOoBgtqmo
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« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2007, 04:46:57 PM »
Nice job on that story -- one of those where you go, "Crap, I wish I'd done that!"

Years ago I had it on the back burner that I was going to do a 10-year lookback at the baseball episode, and I talked to guys who were in it when they came through town. The story never came together, but it made for a few fun conversations. Mattingly, who was harassed by Burns for his long sideburns in the show, said that was actually before the whole hair thing with Steinbrenner.
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« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2007, 04:42:52 AM »
That was excellent. But I did roll my eyes at LeBron James' carefully controlled and limited press gatherings.

And fuck abuncha Mansecos!!!!
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« Reply #8 on: July 24, 2007, 08:16:23 AM »
When they date Mr. Burns' age with random things he says (There is a 'New' Mexico?) it makes me laugh as hard as anything they do on the show.

And then we get to this gem...

"I've decided to bring in a few ringers, professional baseballers. We'll give them token jobs at the plant and have them play on our softball team. Honus Wagner, Cap Anson, Mordecai "Three-Finger" Brown."
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« Reply #9 on: July 24, 2007, 08:20:37 AM »
Quote from: CentralIllinoisan on July 23, 2007, 04:24:41 PM
Well Mr.Burns had done it.
The Power Plant had won it.
With Roger Clemens clucking all the while,
Mike Soscia's tragic illness made us smile,
While Wade Boggs laid unconscious on the bar-room tile.

We're talking softball.
From Maine to San Diego.
Talking softball, Mattingly and Canseco,
Ken Griffey's grotesquely swollen jaw
Steve Sax and his run-in with the law,
We're talking Homer ... Ozzie and the Straw.

Thanks. I'll have that in my head all day now.
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« Reply #10 on: July 24, 2007, 09:00:39 AM »
Quote from: bigpern23 on July 23, 2007, 03:16:09 PM
http://www.mercurynews.com/sportsheadlines/ci_6436656

I caught the link to this column on Buster Olney's blog and thought it was amusing. It's kind of neat to see how some of the athletes look at their cameos on The Simpsons, and not the least bit surprising to see that Jose Canseco can even be a dick when talking about something as harmless as a cartoon.

that was a great pull. thanks a million. i enjoyed the read.
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« Reply #11 on: July 24, 2007, 11:11:45 AM »
I was surprised there was no mention of a writer who did a couple OK sports books.
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« Reply #12 on: July 24, 2007, 11:53:34 AM »
The Homer at the Bat episode with all the big leaguers was fantastic.  I laugh my ass off every time I watch it.
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« Reply #13 on: July 24, 2007, 02:15:31 PM »
I had the chance to reference Homer at the Bat in a story earlier this year when the winning run was drove in by a plink to the noggin... and before you ask, the kid who got hit was just fine.
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« Reply #14 on: July 24, 2007, 02:31:34 PM »
Quote from: doubledown68 on July 24, 2007, 02:15:31 PM
I had the chance to reference Homer at the Bat in a story earlier this year when the winning run was drove in by a plink to the noggin... and before you ask, the kid who got hit was just fine.

Would any of the kids playing in the game have understood the reference?
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« Reply #15 on: July 24, 2007, 04:21:17 PM »
Bart can sit in the front because he likes sports!

My wife and I riff on that line all the time.
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