Homer at the Bat: The untold story of the Simpsons
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Hi, I'm Troy McClure! You may recognize me from films as "Dial 'M' for Mommy" and "The Monkey Bachelor, Season 5".
Everyone has seen the episode "Homer at the Bat", where all kinds of baseball superstars made guest appearances. But did you know one main superstar did NOT make the cut?
Everyone is familiar with this picture.
The REAL original picture was supposed to include Mouschi Baconstache. That's right, Simpsons lovers! Mike Scioscia was a fill-in for Mouschi.
As the biggest star in baseball during the early 90s, (and Bart's favorite player) Mouschi had to be included. The episode was to begin with Bart, Nelson and Milhouse at a baseball card show, where they discover a few Mouschi Baconstache baseball cards.
His rookie card is displayed on camera for all to see. At the time, the card was selling for $25.
Which was no match for his $150 moustache close up variation.
Thanks to his luscious moustache, Mouschi was larger than life!
In fact, a few years prior, Score stole the famous Bo Jackson idea from Mouschi's famous card.
The variation of this card did not find nearly the same success.
As a baseball card collector myself, I feel inclined to show off my favorite baseball card in my entire collection.
Yowza, this card brings a tear to my eye! Isn't it absolutely glorious?
You might want to put your children to bed for this part of the story, because it is gruesome. So gruesome, we can't even show it. Bart's dream was to pitch to Mouschi, and he got his wish! He threw the ball as hard as he could to Mouschi while he wasn't looking. And it hit him right in the face.
Right in the moustache.
Yes, friends. Bart's pitch knocked Mouschi's moustache clean off. As a former prolific power hitter, Mouschi finished the season with a .107 batting average, with no home runs and subsequently retired from baseball. Had Scioscia not stepped in, the most famous Simpsons baseball episode ever would have not aired.
With this year's induction to the Hall of Fame of Homer Simpson, Mouschi Baconstache also had something to contribute.
His moustache.
That does it for this episode. Thank you for watching! I'm Troy McClure, and until next time: hold on to your moustache!
http://tanmanbaseballfan.com/2017/08/homer-bat-untold-story-simpsons.html
Comments
Fun story, well done...nice encore to a classic episode
Ha!
Always enjoyable reading one of your threads.
Did you really shave it off recently?
Doug
Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
You are a madman.
Great original content as always.
Thank you everyone! @Dboneesq yes I sure did!
Lmao! when i saw the Mouschi rookie close up variation the first thing i thought was you needed a moustache card and you didn't disappoint.
Eric
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You are amazingly talented. I'm in awe.
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Nice
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Everything about this post is fantastic. LOLOL.
My favorite episode ever.....bravo sir!!!
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Great job! You certainly add a nice vibe to the CU community. Your posts are always entertaining.
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That was awesome!! Great job!!
Thanks guys! Last weekend, I decided to animate my character. Check it out
Another mouschi classic!
Since we are on the topic of the Simpsons ... I picked up this neat piece that just came in yesterday. It is an original 8x10 glossy press photo of Homer at that Bat which shows drawings of all the baseball players & Homer in black & white. I'm not sure exactly where it was used, and I don't collect random newspaper/magazine clippings, but since this is an original and is of the greatest Simpsons episode ever with my guy in it, I couldn't pass it up!
Thanx again Tanner - another enjoyable moment here.
I'm probably the only one on the planet but have never watched the Simpsons - not even 1 episode.
Really? Wow! Personally I haven't seen many in years and years - I appreciated them more when I was much younger. Nowadays, it doesn't really "click" with me.