{"product_id":"nuclear-powered-baseball-articles-inspired-by-the-simpsons-episode-homer-at-the-bat-paperback","title":"Nuclear Powered Baseball: Articles Inspired by The Simpsons episode \"Homer At the Bat\" - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmily Hawks\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBill Nowlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRuss Lake\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Simpsons and baseball. Since its debut in 1989 (that's back in the last century!), The Simpsons has run for 27 seasons and (back in 2009) became the longest-running American scripted primetime television series. Though it would be considered sacrilege in some circles, some might even see it as a national pastime of its own. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe series has a long history with baseball and in Season Three, the episode \"Homer at the Bat\" aired, on February 20, 1992. Co-editor Emily Hawks writes in her Introduction, \"To see so many of the biggest MLB stars of the day in Simpsonian animated form - Ken Griffey, Jr., Ozzie Smith, and Jose Canseco, just to name a few - seemed the most exciting thing in the world to this '90s kid. And the fact that they all lent their own voices to the parts seemed even cooler. It may have also been one of my first glimpses into baseball's early days. As a kid, I had no idea that Mr. Burns' dream squad - comprised of colorful names like Shoeless Joe Jackson, Pie Traynor, and Napoleon Lajoie-actually referenced real players. Those seemed like decidedly fabricated names to me!\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey weren't. They were real ballplayers. And, one way or another, Simpsons writers have worked the names of 68 major-league ballplayers into one episode or another. Football's Joe Namath, Warren Sapp, and Johnny Unitas have appeared in shows. So have basketballers Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, Yao Ming, and Dennis Rodman. Without doing exhaustive research, we believe there may be more baseball players than the other pro sports combined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome 27 members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) have collaborated in Nuclear Powered Baseball to tell the stories of each player-past and present-featured in the classic Simpsons episode. The biographies compiled here take the players well beyond their two-dimensional caricatures, and present a well-rounded view of their lives in baseball. We've also included a few very entertaining takes on the now-famous \"Homer at the Bat\" episode from prominent baseball writers Jonah Keri, Erik Malinowski, and Bradley Woodrum. As an added bonus, we've also included Joe Posnanski's piece on the Season 22 sabermetric-themed episode, \"MoneyBart.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTOC: \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction by Emily Hawks\u003cbr\u003eThe Making of \"Homer at the Bat\" by Erik Malinowski\u003cbr\u003eThe Burns-Smithers Question by Bradley Woodrum\u003cbr\u003eWade Boggs by Steve West\u003cbr\u003eJose Canseco by Geoffrey Dunn\u003cbr\u003eRoger Clemens by Frederick C. Bush\u003cbr\u003eKen Griffey Jr. by Emily Hawks\u003cbr\u003eDon Mattingly by James Lincoln Ray\u003cbr\u003eSteve Sax by Alan Cohen\u003cbr\u003eMike Scioscia by Susan Lantz\u003cbr\u003eOzzie Smith by Charles F. Faber\u003cbr\u003eDarryl Strawberry by Shawn Morris\u003cbr\u003eCap Anson by David Fleitz\u003cbr\u003eMordecai \"Three Finger\" Brown by Cindy Thomson\u003cbr\u003eJim Creighton by John Thorn\u003cbr\u003eHonus Wagner by Jan Finkel\u003cbr\u003ePie Traynor by James Forr\u003cbr\u003eHarry Hooper by Paul Zingg and E. A. Reed\u003cbr\u003eNap Lajoie by David Jones and Stephen Constantelos\u003cbr\u003eGabby Street by Joseph Wancho\u003cbr\u003eJoe Jackson by David Fleitz\u003cbr\u003eHomer Simpson by Bill Nowlin\u003cbr\u003e\"Homer at the Bat\" - the game by Bill Nowlin\u003cbr\u003eRyan Tosses No-Hitter; Cash Wields Table Leg by Gregory H. Wolf\u003cbr\u003eThe New Springfield Nine by Jonah Keri\u003cbr\u003eThe Simpsons Baseball Edition by Joe Posnanski\u003cbr\u003eBaseball People Mentioned in The Simpsons\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSABR is the Society for American Baseball Research, a group of over 6,000 enthusiasts about the game of baseball whose research interests range from the game's history to statistical analysis, records, cultural impact, and more. The BioProject is a SABR effort to research, write, and publish biographies of every player--and every person--ever connected with organized baseball. Anyone with a love of baseball can join SABR and become a part of these efforts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 04, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51796367606048,"sku":"9781943816118","price":26.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/99e2cb4a716e3c192cb28001cc9c0983.webp?v=1780755789","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/nuclear-powered-baseball-articles-inspired-by-the-simpsons-episode-homer-at-the-bat-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}