"Talkin' Softball" - Baseball Song Quiz

Answer: Roger Clemens

Roger Clemens has been a star pitcher for multiple teams, namely the New York Yankees. In this episode, the team hypnotist causes Clemens to think he is a chicken, which angers Burns until he is ultimately hypnotized himself.

Answer: Mike Scioscia's

Mike Scioscia played for the LA Dodgers from 1980 to 1992, and as of 2003, he is the manager for the Anaheim Angels, who won the world series under his reign as manager.

Answer: Wade Boggs

Third baseman Wade Boggs started his career in 1982 with the Boston Red Sox and concluded it in 1999 with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He led the majors in runs twice, in hits once, and batting average four times, with his best year being .368 in 1985.

Answer: Ken Griffey, Jr.

Although the song said "Ken Griffey's grotesquely swollen jaw", his player name is "Ken Griffey, Jr.". Mr. Griffey started his career in 1989 with the Seattle Mariners until 2000, when he went to the Cincinnati Reds. His highest output (to date) was a whopping 147 RBI's in 1997, which was tops in the majors for that year.

Answer: Steve Sax

His jail sentence has absolutely no cause as Wiggum arrests him for no actual reason. But he feels mighty good after it! Wiggum: "I think we can close the book on every unsolved crime in our fair city."

Answer: Maine; San Diego

The part in question is the chorus of the song, which goes "We're talkin' softball...From Maine to San Diego... Talkin' softball... Mattingly and Canseco."

Answer: Ozzie Smith

According to Smithers, Ozzie Smith vanished off the face of the Earth. Ozzie Smith is a popular shortstop who played from 1978 to 1996 for the San Diego Padres and the St. Louis Cardinals. He won 13 straight NL Gold Gloves from 1980 to 1992.

Answer: Don Mattingly

Burns keeps yelling at Mattingly because he doesn't trim his sideburns properly, and after being kicked off the team, Mattingly says "I still like him better than Steinbrenner."

Answer: Jose Canseco

Jose Canseco played for the Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, New York Yankees, and Chicago White Sox. He was the AL Rookie of the Year in 1986 and received AL MVP honours in 1988, the year he led the majors in both home runs (42) and RBIs (124).

Answer: Straw

"The Straw" is a reference to Darryl Strawberry, Homer's replacement on the softball team. Now that the quiz is over, I will display the entire song's lyrics, as sung by Terry Cashman: "Well, Mr. Burns had done it... The power plant had won it... With Roger Clemens clucking all the while... Mike Scioscia's tragic illness made us smile...

While Wade Boggs lay unconscious on the bar room tile... We're talkin' softball... From Maine to San Diego... Talkin' softball... Mattingly and Canseco... Ken Griffey's grotesquely swollen jaw... Steve Sax and his run-in with the law. We're talkin' Homer... Ozzie, and the Straw." [then the chorus and ending verse repeat.] This song is available on the soundtrack "Go Simpsonic With The Simpsons", which is the fourth released soundtrack based around the show.

The first and third, entitled "The Simpsons Sing The Blues" and "The Yellow Album" respectively, are songs created just for CD, and were never sung on the show. The second one, "Songs In The Key of Springfield" as well as the one I previously mentioned feature songs from the show itself. I own all four, of course... and if you like the great songs from the show, I suggest you buy them! Well, that's it! Thanks for playing! Hope you enjoyed it!