The Incredible Journey of the Springfield Nuclear Plant Softball Team (feat. FivePoints Vids)

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  • Опубликовано: 28 ноя 2024

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  • @54raynor
    @54raynor Год назад +121

    Getting Darryl Strawberry to sign a ball with "But I hit 9 home runs today!" remains one of the highlights of my life.

  • @owenanderson3425
    @owenanderson3425 3 года назад +836

    One of my favorite softball moments in the simpsons is when Lisa says: “dad hit a home run 5 minutes ago and he’s still rounding second.”
    Homer then collapses on third and says: “let’s call it a triple”

  • @TimFrith24
    @TimFrith24 3 года назад +565

    In 2017, "Homer at the Bat" was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

    • @wvu05
      @wvu05 3 года назад +13

      Really? Only three of the players made it there.

    • @tuben9217
      @tuben9217 3 года назад +66

      @@wvu05 it’s the closest Canseco and Clemens will get to the hall

    • @MaxyTanks14
      @MaxyTanks14 3 года назад +5

      @@tuben9217 LMAO I JUST GOT IT

    • @24kJuice
      @24kJuice 2 года назад +2

      @@tuben9217 OUCH LMAOOO

    • @JoseJimenez-vc7we
      @JoseJimenez-vc7we 2 года назад +2

      @@24kJuice it pains me

  • @amc2321
    @amc2321 3 года назад +895

    I liked when the kids were picking teams:
    Bart: I'll take .... Milhouse
    Ralph: I'll take .... Jose Canseco

    • @TalksOfLife1
      @TalksOfLife1 3 года назад +22

      That scene was just hilarious

    • @gwaptiva
      @gwaptiva 3 года назад +22

      These days mirrored in that commercial where the kid gets to pick Barkley for his basketball team

    • @titojcksn
      @titojcksn 3 года назад +2

      Bart: Ill take (made up name here) rodney

    • @mkz2017
      @mkz2017 3 года назад +6

      @@titojcksn I’ll take Ken Griffey Jr

    • @byra4171
      @byra4171 3 года назад +2

      😂😂😂😂

  • @retro_retro_retro
    @retro_retro_retro 3 года назад +389

    Not only one glorious video today but two...

    • @MBobo18
      @MBobo18 3 года назад +9

      Not once, not twice but thrice

  • @krebyrocks77
    @krebyrocks77 3 года назад +118

    Got to appreciate Mattingly's comment after Mr. Burns kicked him off the team.
    "I still like him better than Steinbrenner". At the time I had no idea the significance behind that comment.

  • @CarlosGarcia-kk2ui
    @CarlosGarcia-kk2ui 3 года назад +294

    Here's hoping you cover the greatest single game performance of baseball history: Bugs Bunny coming back against the Gashouse Gorillas. Dude had the best changeup of all time

    • @demonkingbadger6689
      @demonkingbadger6689 3 года назад +21

      And the bunny had ridiculous range. imagine his defensive runs saved.

    • @amc2321
      @amc2321 3 года назад +32

      He is the only pitcher in history to pitch an IMMACULATE immaculate inning:
      3 strikeouts with ONE pitch!

    • @TigerofRobare
      @TigerofRobare 3 года назад +5

      I can't wait to see Pitching Ninja break that one down!

    • @UnleashthePhury
      @UnleashthePhury 3 года назад +4

      @@amc2321 we just call that a “rabbit”

    • @NJGuy1973
      @NJGuy1973 3 года назад +9

      And he pasted the pathetic palooka with a perfect, paralyzing, pachydermic, percussion pitch.

  • @canag0d
    @canag0d 3 года назад +144

    Well Mr. Burns has done it, the power plant has won it, with Roger Clemons clucking all the way!

    • @holdenfegan1613
      @holdenfegan1613 3 года назад +11

      Mike Scioscia's tragic illness made us smile,
      While Wade Boggs lay unconscious on the bar room tile.

    • @NJGuy1973
      @NJGuy1973 3 года назад +14

      @@holdenfegan1613 We're talking softball, from Maine to San Diego...
      Talking softball, Mattingly and Canseco...

    • @wvu05
      @wvu05 3 года назад +12

      @@NJGuy1973 Ozzie and the Straw.

    • @ghjong001
      @ghjong001 3 года назад +15

      @@wvu05 Steve Sax and his run-ins with the law,
      Ken Griffey and his grotesquely swollen jaw...

    • @ZhangtheGreat
      @ZhangtheGreat 3 года назад +12

      @@ghjong001 We're talking Homer...
      Ozzie and the Straw!

  • @paulkornbluh6303
    @paulkornbluh6303 3 года назад +86

    Can we give Apu a little credit for his performance on the mound? After all, the Ny Mets are his favorite squadron.

  • @FivePointsVids
    @FivePointsVids 3 года назад +682

    Banger

  • @angelsfancrc1
    @angelsfancrc1 3 года назад +76

    Me: There's no video on RUclips that is made specifically for my interests.
    *sees a video with Homer at the Bat done in the style of a baseball statistical analysis video*
    Me: I stand corrected.

  • @jed.a.cordes53
    @jed.a.cordes53 3 года назад +66

    Man the Simpsons and baseball my 2 favorite things!

  • @timfortune9
    @timfortune9 3 года назад +43

    The best misfortune is what happened to Ozzie Smith.
    The only I can't feel sorry for is Mattingly. Burns told him repeatedly to shave his sideburns and he still refused to.

    • @thehoodedteddy1335
      @thehoodedteddy1335 Год назад +2

      The thing I only today realized was Mr Burns has sideburns. What a double standard

  • @ryancampbell8645
    @ryancampbell8645 5 месяцев назад +1

    Possibly the greatest thing about the whole thing is the remake of the song "Talkin' Baseball" that plays over the end credits!
    Seriously, this episode is one of the greatest pieces of media ever created.

  • @N.I.R.A.T.I.A.S.
    @N.I.R.A.T.I.A.S. 3 года назад +13

    "I heard he thought about putting trash cans in the dugout"
    It's the gift that keeps on giving.

  • @AnthonyPastore6
    @AnthonyPastore6 2 года назад +16

    You should check out the season Bugs Bunny had in the 40s. He was the only guy on the team. He played every position. He even played pitcher and catcher at the same time! And he went undefeated. Imagine his WAR.

  • @warlordofbritannia
    @warlordofbritannia 3 года назад +29

    4:00
    “Steve Sax, defensive minded second baseman”
    Clever lol

    • @RLuca84
      @RLuca84 3 года назад +11

      Yeah I know it was satirical but the guy breaking down the players really has no clue what he's talking about. Was cringe worthy

    • @redfanrod
      @redfanrod Год назад +2

      Great review video overall of an amazing episode but I'm glad someone outed the "scouting report" starting at 4:03 . Saxy boy''s actual strength was his offensive ability and not his "I've got the yips" defensive struggles (for a time) on throws from second to first base. Don Mattingly was an "above average hitter..." and "I think Mike Scioscia hit 20 home runs one year..." and "Wade Boggs finished his career with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays." Now that's top-notch reporting, lol!

    • @ryancampbell8645
      @ryancampbell8645 5 месяцев назад

      ​@redfanrod Ozzie Smith:
      A defense-minded short stop that didn't hit a lot of home runs, but ended up in the Hall of Fame.
      Show some respect! You're talking about THE WIZARD. The man stole 580 bases and won 13 consecutive gold gloves! At least he mentioned the backflips 😂

  • @OGNoNameNobody
    @OGNoNameNobody 5 месяцев назад +2

    I tell you what man, it is EXACTLY these kind of stories that make the *ENTIRE* sport worthwhile.

  • @chriswells506
    @chriswells506 Год назад +2

    Props to Mr. Burns. Played the percentages and it worked out perfectly.

  • @thehawaiianhawk3343
    @thehawaiianhawk3343 3 года назад +63

    Daaaarrryl!!! Daaaarrryl!!! Daaaarrryl!!! C’mon we want Home Run Homer!!!

    • @wvu05
      @wvu05 3 года назад +4

      Kids! That's very hurtful.

    • @cookiebetts6341
      @cookiebetts6341 3 года назад +5

      @@wvu05 mom they’re professional athletes, it rolls right off their backs.

    • @wvu05
      @wvu05 3 года назад +8

      @@cookiebetts6341 [tear]

  • @da_jeezuss8922
    @da_jeezuss8922 3 года назад +24

    The hypnotist Mr Burns hires was hilarious. He even hypnotized Mr Burns into thinking he did a good job, after he turned Roger Clemens into a chicken 😂

    • @ZhangtheGreat
      @ZhangtheGreat 3 года назад

      But he did a good job. A good job!

  • @jamespallister2031
    @jamespallister2031 3 года назад +107

    Supposedly canseco was originally meant to be stuck in bed with Edna krabappel in the original script but his ex wife found out so they had to change it

    • @grodri01
      @grodri01 3 года назад +8

      Sounds more like him

    • @owenanderson3425
      @owenanderson3425 3 года назад +5

      He should’ve overdosed on hgh or had to be selling roids to high school prospects

    • @philthornton1382
      @philthornton1382 3 года назад +1

      @@owenanderson3425 😂😂😂😂

    • @geegarcia7858
      @geegarcia7858 3 года назад

      Ugh really? That would have been SOOOOOOO much funnier.

  • @johnharris6655
    @johnharris6655 3 года назад +12

    "Let's go over the ground rules. You can't leave first until you chug a beer. After Scoring chug a beer. You have to chug a beer at the top of all odd numbered innings, oh and the 4th inning is the beer inning." Chief Wiggum "Hey! We know how to play soft ball." Someone did their research.

  • @jacobdzado5189
    @jacobdzado5189 3 года назад +17

    This is absolutely beautiful

  • @BoldyJamesLover
    @BoldyJamesLover 3 года назад +33

    The Simpsons is my favorite show of all time

  • @tomsandoval3089
    @tomsandoval3089 3 года назад +20

    The Mattingly bit with the side burns was a play on Steinbrenner's no facial hair rule for the Yankees. When Burn's cuts Mattingly off ths team he remarks, "I still like him better than Steinbrenner". Lots of small tidbits that went in towards this episode that's always gonna be a classic

    • @ZhangtheGreat
      @ZhangtheGreat 2 года назад +3

      That's actually another example of The Simpsons predicting the future. The incident between Mattingly and the Yankees actually didn't happen until _after_ this episode was recorded!

  • @redgreen82
    @redgreen82 3 года назад +16

    If Strawberry had 9 home runs, that meant he had to have had 9 at bats. That means that they bat the order 9 times - once an inning. The minimum runs scored in an inning in which a team bats around is 3, and that's if you leave the bases loaded. That means that they scored a minimum of 27 runs, and because of the fact that they were the home team, so did Shelbyville. We know they're the home team because Homer's hit by pitch was a walk off (so to speak) which only the home team can do. I guess my point is that all the other players are really good as was Shelbyville, who to our knowledge had no MLB stars on their roster.
    Also it bothers me that no one is on 3rd base when Homer comes up at the end.

    • @TheChainChasers
      @TheChainChasers 2 года назад +2

      Scoreboard clearly says 43-43 bro big waste of time

    • @soupalex
      @soupalex Год назад +1

      boy, i really hope someone got fired for _that_ blunder!

  • @DoctorEw220
    @DoctorEw220 3 года назад +8

    This is the best video EVER!!!
    Also, remember that the radiation gave Mike Soscia super managing powers.

  • @thebigjohn8239
    @thebigjohn8239 3 года назад +14

    The bat used in The Natural was called Wonderboy. That's two letters changed, not one.

  • @patrickjspoon
    @patrickjspoon 3 года назад +7

    "Don't worry ma'am, I'll save your cat!"
    This episode also birthed one of the best OSW Review running gags. Upon seeing a wrestler with very little or no hair on the sides of his head: "shave those sideburns, mate!"

  • @Syncronym
    @Syncronym 3 года назад +29

    Would love to see a retrospective on the Retroville 9’s cheating scandal sometime in the future. Downloading the combined strength of Babe Ruth, Mark McGuire, and Barry Bonds onto an AI bat is right up there with banging trash cans.

    • @SomeGuyWhoPlaysGames333
      @SomeGuyWhoPlaysGames333 3 года назад +4

      That’s way worse than banging trash cans. (And I’m definitely not an Astros fan saying this)

  • @chriscam4165
    @chriscam4165 3 года назад +17

    Monty Burns was the original analytics based manager.

  • @sethmellen1
    @sethmellen1 3 года назад +18

    This was creative for opening day. Slick loved it. Now do the kid from rookie of the year at age 25. Trying to break his arm every summer to no success

  • @n8itube
    @n8itube 3 года назад +5

    I feel so old. I watched all these players live and saw this episode premiere.

  • @MarcoCaifan87
    @MarcoCaifan87 3 года назад +11

    Two great videos today. You’ve outdone yourselves. You guys *seriously* deserve more followers.

  • @zach7193
    @zach7193 3 года назад +5

    A great cast of players from the 80s and Homer making a good team. Also, "We're talking softball!"

  • @OH_MY_DOGGG
    @OH_MY_DOGGG 3 года назад +3

    "You know who ken griffey jr is come on"
    I feel like this would not be a natural line for Homer to say but I would very much like this episode re-cut with that line added in. It's gold.

  • @AdamDiesel5
    @AdamDiesel5 3 года назад +2

    By far my fav Simpson’s episode ever! Thanks for making a vid on it!

  • @garrettkelley1148
    @garrettkelley1148 3 года назад +6

    2:05 love the Malcolm in the middle reference

  • @justinhernandez9847
    @justinhernandez9847 3 года назад +9

    10:13 I ain’t gonna lie. Mr. Burns looks like a G for the photo

  • @Setashi
    @Setashi 3 года назад +14

    This is some incredible content.

  • @chaosof99
    @chaosof99 3 года назад +7

    Scioscia was in the episode because Carlton Fisk turned them down. Other players that were asked but refused include Nolan Ryan, Rickey Henderson and Ryne Sandberg.

    • @ZhangtheGreat
      @ZhangtheGreat 2 года назад +1

      And boy, do they regret it to this day. After all, no one has or will ever hear about Carlton Fisk, Nolan Ryan, Rickey Henderson, or Ryne Sandberg. Yup, no one 😁

  • @NoNameNo.5
    @NoNameNo.5 3 года назад +1

    This is one of the greatest episodes of this show ever....

  • @armandofernandez1848
    @armandofernandez1848 3 года назад +1

    Can't believe two of my biggest passion coming together into one. Thank you for the vid.

  • @codylamp6814
    @codylamp6814 3 года назад +4

    Love this episode, some people think this episode cursed the players. For some reason Jose regrets being in this and gets offended about it.

  • @rtyable
    @rtyable 3 года назад +6

    I was waiting for that Tampa joke and was NOT disappointed. I legit laughed out loud. Great vids today man.

  • @fromulus
    @fromulus 3 года назад +2

    I was 12 when this episode was broadcast, it was so damn cool at the time, and still. The Simpsons was a magical show for a long time.

  • @jpcost
    @jpcost 3 года назад +1

    “You’re a left handed and so is the pitcher -Mr. Burns” - Luis Rojas

  • @zachary6796
    @zachary6796 3 года назад +8

    Tbh tho that team was pretty stacked.

  • @serenausagi676
    @serenausagi676 3 года назад

    This episode was always my brothers’ and I’s favorite to come on for reruns in the afternoons back in the 90s when I was a kid.

  • @davidarchuleta2946
    @davidarchuleta2946 2 года назад +1

    the moment that changed my childhood for ever

  • @ThugsterRat
    @ThugsterRat 2 года назад +2

    you can really tell how he got all that power- the jiggle from the belly moves back and forth- creating energy so powerful it can send any ball into a space shuttle.

    • @elijahrobinson2362
      @elijahrobinson2362 2 года назад

      I feel it necessary, nay IMPERATIVE, to quote Apu:
      “Such a mighty wallop.” (In an appropriately awe-struck and reverent tone.)

  • @youknowJP
    @youknowJP 3 года назад

    Not only is this the best vid you've ever made, its THE best video ever made

  • @damonlathe
    @damonlathe 6 месяцев назад

    One of the best episodes ever

  • @BaseballHistorian
    @BaseballHistorian 3 года назад +4

    Maybe Don Mattingly would have made the Hall of Fame if he had just shaved those sideburns!

  • @zacbrain
    @zacbrain 3 года назад +5

    Anytime I see this episode, I think of Delino DeShield Jr's swollen face when they show Ken Griffey Jr with his head.

  • @bobcrane2720
    @bobcrane2720 Год назад +1

    2:41 I wonder if Carl's table leg bat is a reference to when someone came to the plate with a table leg against Nolan Ryan, but was told it's not a legal bat and he replied 'Oh well, I probably still couldn't hit against him anyway.'

    • @bobcrane2720
      @bobcrane2720 Год назад +1

      4:30 BTW, what's the deal with Five Points Vids player descriptions? Roger Clemens is an all time great with a mere accusation and Jose Canseco has a beautiful daughter who he gave a nickname when she was a small child.

  • @rainewilliams4872
    @rainewilliams4872 2 года назад +1

    A launch angle of 912 it’s pretty gnarly

  • @michaelwood4586
    @michaelwood4586 3 года назад

    This is absolutely outstanding. Well done!

  • @Harry29382
    @Harry29382 2 года назад

    I’ve seen this video like 1000 times and still love it

  • @richflores1558
    @richflores1558 2 года назад +1

    Still one of my all time favorite Simpsons episodes ever, "Homer at the bat".

  • @risboturbide9396
    @risboturbide9396 2 года назад

    Great video! This episode is 30 years old today!

  • @axstinfn
    @axstinfn 3 года назад +1

    ive watched this vid like 5 times best srs vid

  • @DJHProductions
    @DJHProductions 3 года назад

    One of your best videos! Darryl.... Darryl.... Darryl.....

  • @mvdbutler
    @mvdbutler 3 года назад +1

    GREAT JOB STARK RAVING SPORTS

  • @thisguypucks412
    @thisguypucks412 3 года назад

    Love the addition of the PMT clip. All time

  • @benhaney9629
    @benhaney9629 2 года назад

    As a huge baseball and Simpsons fan as a kid... yeah. Loved this episode

  • @rydawg26
    @rydawg26 3 года назад +3

    SHAVE THOSE SIDEBURNS MATTINGLY!!!

  • @L3M0N4NDCH3RRYZZ
    @L3M0N4NDCH3RRYZZ 3 года назад +1

    Homer at the Bat is still the GOAT Simpson's episode.

  • @patchythepirate6053
    @patchythepirate6053 3 года назад +4

    This guy is the 🐐

  • @itsnotme07
    @itsnotme07 2 года назад +1

    Thinking this would have been better played on the 30th anniversary of April Fools Day...but ok. Wicked funny!

  • @billyhill7630
    @billyhill7630 3 года назад +1

    Ok you chug a beer when you get a hit, you chug a beer when you get to first, you chug a beer......"hey, hey, we know how to play softball.

  • @jonathanriojas2177
    @jonathanriojas2177 2 года назад

    The homemade football always makes me chuckle real good.

    • @elijahrobinson2362
      @elijahrobinson2362 2 года назад

      Simpsons again predicting the future.
      They were all over Tom Brady and DeflateGate before he even finished high school.

  • @petersonofleo11
    @petersonofleo11 3 года назад +12

    Mattingly didnt have discipline he just refused to cut his sideburns. He should have been a great example like Canseco.

    • @chadjackson4786
      @chadjackson4786 3 года назад

      some of these guys have a bad attitude skip

  • @JaxsonPlays16
    @JaxsonPlays16 2 года назад

    Lol I watched your Montreal Expos videos and this video back to back. I love the references to that Black bush Chappelle Skit

  • @fefetron
    @fefetron 3 года назад

    Come on dude, greatest video EVER congrats on this great chanel.

  • @Midori_Ringo
    @Midori_Ringo 3 года назад

    This had one of the most memorable songs - talkin softball was awesome. We're talkin Homer, Ozzie and the Straw

  • @zerebbrronson8993
    @zerebbrronson8993 3 года назад

    Best Sports Comm Video.

  • @ghostface3655
    @ghostface3655 3 года назад

    Great video sir! Thank ya for the laughs!

  • @bartplays3392
    @bartplays3392 3 года назад +3

    YESS THE SIMPSONS!!!

  • @PowderHeight
    @PowderHeight 3 года назад

    Incredible upload my friend

  • @daevydjae
    @daevydjae 3 года назад +1

    Burns: "Mattingly! I thought I told you to trim those sideburns! Go home; you're off the team!"
    Mattingly: "I still liked him better than Steinbrenner."
    Burn.

  • @johnholtz4056
    @johnholtz4056 3 года назад +1

    It’s like there’s a party in my mouth, and everyone is invited!

  • @astrobullivant5908
    @astrobullivant5908 3 года назад

    @5:43,
    Many Simpsons fans first saw this episode in syndication when Mike Scioscia was managing the Angels.

  • @casualopinions433
    @casualopinions433 3 года назад +6

    But Homer never touched first base

    • @GeeEm1313
      @GeeEm1313 2 года назад

      I was thinking that as well.

  • @briguyhenny6923
    @briguyhenny6923 3 года назад +2

    If Griffey didn’t get gigantism, this team wouldn’t have been stopped

  • @wavedog23
    @wavedog23 Год назад

    The Craig/MitM reference was great lol

  • @BensPlaysGames
    @BensPlaysGames 3 года назад

    Best video you've ever uploaded no cap

  • @brooks_11_
    @brooks_11_ 3 года назад +2

    Michael Conforto = Homer Simpson?

  • @TheTEN24
    @TheTEN24 3 года назад +3

    This was a great video man lmao

  • @theman1412
    @theman1412 3 года назад

    Baseball, The Simpsons, and a shout out to Malcolm in the Middle
    Sciosa's whole appearance was my favorite

  • @Palookavillefilms
    @Palookavillefilms 3 года назад

    Excellent. Now get the Smithsonian to analyse Monty's original team!

  • @skiprockjr.6881
    @skiprockjr.6881 3 года назад +1

    We're talkin' softball, from Maine to San Diego, talkin' softball, Mattingly and Canseco....

  • @ktat01
    @ktat01 3 года назад +2

    One of the great classic simpsons episodes 😂😂😂

    • @ktat01
      @ktat01 3 года назад +1

      We’re talkin baseball!!!

  • @edwardshaw1743
    @edwardshaw1743 3 года назад

    best Simpsons episode of all time no cap

  • @rockaway0beach
    @rockaway0beach 3 года назад +1

    "Junior, are you still drinking the stuff that put you in the hospital?"
    This is amazing, I know this is for 'fools but i wish there were more

    • @rockaway0beach
      @rockaway0beach 3 года назад

      Also my respects to FivePoints for putting the muscle as Sport RUclips's uncle

    • @elijahrobinson2362
      @elijahrobinson2362 2 года назад

      Of course he still drinks it, even though he’s retired and in Cooperstown. It has an amazing flavour.
      “It feels like there’s a party in my mouth and everyone’s invited!”
      (How many people actually got the joke within a joke by changing ‘coming’ to ‘invited’?)

  • @chriscreaturo8809
    @chriscreaturo8809 3 года назад +4

    Um... Don “The Hit Man” Mattingly was one of the best first basemen of his era. Saying he was “above average” is discounting how good he actually was.

    • @wvu05
      @wvu05 3 года назад +4

      Indeed. If he didn't develop back problems in 1990, he would have easily made it to the Hall.

    • @patamats
      @patamats 3 года назад +1

      Tragic figure in my opinion, playing most of his career on bad to mediocre Yankee teams, and if he just hung on for one more year he would have won the World Series in 96. Only non hall of famer Yankee in my opinion deserving of a retired number.

    • @RenaldyCalixte
      @RenaldyCalixte 2 года назад

      @@patamats Nomar Garciaparra has entered the chat.

  • @albundy7623
    @albundy7623 Год назад +1

    Saxxy Boy didn’t know anything about those Ny murders

  • @Reedinho
    @Reedinho 3 года назад +1

    The follow-up video: "Just because Springfield Nuclear Plant won doesn't mean they're the best"

  • @Ninewave1
    @Ninewave1 3 месяца назад

    Roger not knowing who Ken Griffey Jr was an awesome joke.