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Talking Simpsons - Homer at the Bat With Dave Schilling (Patreon)

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2023-01-18 05:00:01
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We welcome back podcaster/writer Dave Schilling--check out his recent LA Times journalism--as we dig into the show's iconic tribute to the national pastime! Yes, we're examining Homer's magical ascent to the top of local softball, all to be undone by Mr. Burns' cheating of hiring nine different ringers. Learn about the making of this fan favorite, explanations of some of the deeper baseball references, and tons more. So shave those sideburns and join us for this week's podcast!

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nalem

Steinbrenner was also a notorious d-bag. NOBODY liked Steinbrenner. Growing up as a Yankee fan, I very much enjoyed that comment

James Babbo

I am convinced the ending was inspired by the 1987 made-for-HBO film LONG GONE starring William Petersen (of CSI fame) about a minor league team in 1957 finally reaching the pennant due to getting a few new heavy hitters. The evil owners of the rival team bribe them to sit out the game. At the end they rebel & play. Spoiler alert: With bases loaded & panicking that he will strike out, Petersen taunts the pitcher into beaning him in the head to win the game. This film was constantly in rotation on HBO just 5 years prior to "Homer At The Bat" so I'd be surprised if it wasn't fresh in the minds of the writing staff. LONG GONE is funny, tackles racism & baseball myths, & features amazing performances from Petersen, Dermot Mulroney, & a luscious Virginia Madsen at her peak. Highly praised by The NY Times & many other critics, this cult classic is worth seeing. It's on YouTube, people.

Pikachu Ferrari

the new episode of The Simpsons about vlogging was very funny but hopefully the George R.R. Martin gag becomes immediately outdated 😆

Mike Mariano

When Henry said Talkin’ Baseball was from 1981 I was shocked. That’s barely over ten years old when this episode aired and it sounds so much more ancient than that. The song and Terry Cashman himself seem to exist outside of time.

SlothIsLegend

This is definitely in my Top 10 of all time, maybe even Top 5. Funny story, my dad and I used to go to Arizona every March for Spring Training…we were big fans of the Oakland A’s and we would catch as many preseason games as possible. One time they were playing the LA Angels and we went to the game early to catch batting practice. Mike Scioscia was the Angels manager at the time and when we got to the field, he was near the backstop signing autographs for a small crowd of people. I came up to him and said, “Hey Mike, loved you on The Simpsons, man.” He responded with a hilarious blank stare and then stammered something like, “Uh…thanks.” Then as I was walking away I said, “Glad you got over that radiation poisoning, bud!” I like to think he spent the rest of the day extremely confused, possibly having no recollection of ever appearing on The Simpsons.

Langdon Alger

I was allowed to buy prizes without playing the games at universal studios Florida got a stuffed Mr. Teeny

Stupid Sexy Spencer Flanders

Hey, baseball is still loved and Shohei is a phenom! He's talked about a lot, you just don't hear about baseball because it's the most international sport we play as far as players. When the best are immigrants and not "just a kid from Akron," the press got disinterested in the players. But baseball is still doing good things! Recently the MLB was forced to pay minor league players better, and is investing in programs to bring Korean and Japanese players to American colleges on baseball scholarships!

SomeBloke

This is one of the few Simpsons episodes where I’ve gone out of my way to watch it in different languages, just to see how it’s handled in countries where baseball is barely a thing. Which is all to say that in German, Mattingly’s line about preferring Burns to Steinbrenner is changed to Margaret Thatcher, which is kind of random and ruins the joke about acceptable forms of facial hair, but is an appreciated dig.

Stupid Sexy Spencer Flanders

Also, now that I'm at the end- minor league games are a blast! They're cheap fun with great food, and in Akron we did had a parade for our team when they won it all.

Byron Lagrone

this remains my all-time favorite Simpsons episode and the one that I'm always for on a rewatch -- can't wait to hear it get the platinum-glove Talking Simpsons treatment

Bradford A Barker

I have a few memories with this episode. One, I remember hearing a radio ad for this one and looking forward to seeing Ken Griffey Jr look cool in my favorite show -- I was a bit disappointed and unsettled especially from his setback. (Not sure if the writers went that direction with Griffey specifically for that reaction -- maybe he became the biggest star in baseball between writing and the air date?) And, not to flex on Henry, I remember getting the joke that Homer did everything wrong in a lightning storm. Very much an "I get jokes!" moment, but for a show with so many references I needed parental explanations, it was a satisfying moment in comedy.

Ric Mahurin

I always remember Limbaugh calling Paul Tsongas “Paul Tax-On-Gas” in what might be the only funny thing he ever said

Eric Schuman

i’m inclined to agree with wade boggs that he should have been the one who got hypnotized into believing he was a chicken. though here in philly the nickname “chicken man” (in)famously refers to the late mob boss phil testa, whose literally explosive demise is mentioned in the opening line of the bruce springsteen song “atlantic city.” there might be a new challenger for that name: in late 2022, as the phillies were losing the world series, a local performance artist made headlines after eating 40 rotisserie chickens in 40 days. he even put up flyers around town inviting people to watch him eat the final chicken, an event that served as an unlikely capper to an unlikely phillies postseason.

littleterr0r

It's so weird to me that this is considered such a classic episode because I don't remember it being in syndication or even watching it on my homemade Simpsons tapes, but maybe it just wasn't played a lot in my area.

Matt LS

One of the biggest differences between '90s baseball and baseball now is that the 90s was probably the last time you can assemble nine guest stars from the MLB and not include a single non-American. By 1995, Hideo Nomo would be easily the best pitcher on the Dodgers roster. If it were made today you would have to have Japanese, Korean, Cuban, Mexican, and of course, Dominican players. Also, just as an aside, the current mayor of Burbank as of the premiere of this podcast is Konstantin Anthony, a democratic socialist! As a native of Burbank, I NEVER thought anyone on the left would become mayor, but I'm very proud he is. The Family Guy joke about Burbank is pretty accurate, we have close to a half-dozen horror-themed stores, but also a surprising number of gun shops!

littleterr0r

This is how I learned the meaning of the word thrice as well although I thought it was a joke at first like one of Mr. Burns' many old timey lines.

PurpleComet

As a fellow gay I got a good chuckle out of Bob asking Henry if he's ever worn a jock strap.

Aaron Alcott

I seem to remember Ozzie Smith saying something about wanting to come back for an episode since he technically didn't die or something to that effect.

To Boldly Joe... Moore

The part about Jose Canseco's name being auto-corrected reminded me of the UK Blu-Ray for the 1990 Ninja Turtles movie where, for some reason, one of the subtitles reads: "A Hoseiken Seiko bat? Tell me you didn't pay money for this!"

Andrew O.

I love this episode, but being a Simpsons fan made me hate baseball. It felt like every attempt to watch new episodes of any Sunday night cartoon block was thwarted by MLB interruptions. I simply gave up and only watched those shows in syndication. Fuck baseball, I want cartoons.

Joe Hodgson

This was a big episode for me as a kid growing up in New Hampshire. The Boston Red Sox were really the only sports team I cared about, and Roger Clemens was my favorite player on the team. I was a little disappointed he was essentially turned into a chicken, but the episode was and still is great. Almost every line is a joke of some kind and it holds up so well. The only criticism I have is Burns using the "Duh" line since it's too out of character for me. This is an old man whose slang should be exceptionally dated. I'm guessing the thinking was having Burns say that was funny since it's unexpected, but they're usually better at keeping Burns strictly in his lane. That said, top 10 episode for me and probably top 3. I just love it. And if I could be allowed to be pedantic a moment, I would argue 7 misfortunes befell the ringers in this episode. The 8th would be Mattingly, who didn't suffer an actual misfortune, but was fired by Burns for his choice of hairstyle which Burns apparently could not ignore. Which is definitely something George Steinbrenner would have done. He only allowed his players to sport a neatly trimmed moustache which makes a lot of those old Yankees teams look like a collection of 70s porn stars now.