Talkin’ baseball

by chuckofish

February is almost in the rearview mirror, and I am not complaining. Some Big News this week was that the New York Yankees baseball organization has dropped its infamous beard ban, which dated back to legendary owner, the late George Steinbrenner.

This news, of course reminded me of the classic The Simpsons episode, Homer at the Bat, wherein the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant softball team has a winning season led by Homer. However, Mr. Burns makes a large bet that the team will win the playoff and brings in nine ringers from the “big leagues” to ensure his success. Mr. Burns begins to micro-manage and hilarity ensues. For example. he kicks Don Mattingly off the team for failing to shave off his (non-existent) sideburns.

Which just goes to prove that truly there is nothing that cannot be related back to a Simpsons episode.

Or to the Bible:

Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. — 1 Corinthians 9:25