Baseball Hall honours Homer

This time, Homer turned out to be a hero. He gets hit in the head with a pitch, giving Springfield a 44-43 win. There were a lot of unusual twists, in fact, even by

standards. “At the time, I think we thought maybe this show is too weird for some people,” Martin said.

As it came out over the years, a couple of actors who voiced prominent characters in the show notably didn’t like the episode written by great John Swartzwelder.

Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia liked it then, and now. He was catching for the Los Angeles Dodgers when he did his part, which had him miss the big softball game because of acute radiation poisoning.

“I’m still signing items,” he said. The residuals are nice, too. “The checks come in, usually they’re about 79 cents,” he said, laughing. “A big one might be six bucks.”

Commissioner Rob Manfred said he was familiar with the show.

“Among the various items that I was given as a gift when I was elected was people at Fox sent me a cartoon with me as part of it. ... so I do know a little something about the he said.

Added up, this was a perfect time to honour the episode, Hall President Jeff Idelson said.

“The museum is always cognizant of baseball’s contribution, not only to the game, but the culture,” he said.

Boggs, Smith, Sax, Martin and several other members of the

team will hold a round table discussion Saturday morning, before Homer is “inducted.” A possible topic: Would the show try for a replay, 25 years later, with current All- Stars?

“Just imagine all the talent you could assemble,” Martin said. “But how would you draw Bryce Harper’s beard? Would it look like Bart’s head upside down?”