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Out of the corrections I made in this page, "Jerk Jock" had quite a few, including the phrase in the parenthesis I couldn't understand that was worded improperly.
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* JerkJock: When Lisa try to make the group look like the lovable underdog that no one want to coach, Bart corrects her that they won most of their game last year (Boys of Bummer had the team being in the finals) and Nelson corrects her that they are the ''meanest'' team in the league, even harassing one of their best player out of the team because he was a ginger.
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* JerkJock: When Lisa try tries to make the group look like the lovable underdog that no one want wants to coach, Bart corrects her that they won most of their game games last year (Boys of Bummer had beaten the team being in the finals) and Nelson corrects her that they are the ''meanest'' team in the league, even harassing one of their best player out of the team because he was a ginger.
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* ShoutOut: The episode title (and some plot details) are a homage to ''Film/MoneyBall''.
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* ShoutOut: The episode title (and some plot details) are is a homage to ''Film/MoneyBall''.
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* TechnicianVersusPerformer: With Lisa on the "technician" spot (winning by the tactics analyzed thoroughly through Sabermetrics, anything that deviates from them is unacceptable) and Bart on the "performer" spot (the typical "win or lose, the thrill of that MillionToOneChance is what makes the game fun" Aesop).
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* TechnicianVersusPerformer: With Lisa on the "technician" spot (winning by the tactics analyzed thoroughly through Sabermetrics, sabermetrics, anything that deviates from them is unacceptable) and Bart on the "performer" spot (the typical "win or lose, the thrill of that MillionToOneChance is what makes the game fun" Aesop).
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* TenMinuteRetirement: Bart quitting the team at the end of the second act, only to return to the third after being told that winning is worth minor sacrifices, like withstanding a {{Jerkass}} leader.
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* CallBack: Marge recalls Mike Scioscia's radiation poisoning from ''[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E17HomerAtTheBat Homer at the Bat]]''. Not only has he made a full recovery from radiation poisoning, it's also given him super managing abilites...and the ability to demagnetize credit cards.
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* CallBack: Marge recalls Mike Scioscia's radiation poisoning from ''[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E17HomerAtTheBat "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E17HomerAtTheBat Homer at the Bat]]''.Bat]]". Not only has he made a full recovery from radiation poisoning, it's also given him super managing abilites...and the ability to demagnetize credit cards.
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* TenMinuteRetirement: Bart quitting the team at the end of the second act, only to return to the third after being told that winning is worth minor sacrifices, like withstanding a {{Jerkass}} leader.
* WholePlotReference: To ''Film/{{Moneyball}}'', it's even in the name. It deviates mostly in Bart dismantling the soulless nature of Lisa's number crunching.
* WholePlotReference: To ''Film/{{Moneyball}}'', it's even in the name. It deviates mostly in Bart dismantling the soulless nature of Lisa's number crunching.
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* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Lisa's ease with numbers turns the team into a winning machine.
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* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Lisa's ease with numbers turns the team into a winning machine. It went beyond just math or batting order, but would physically adjust the players stance to get the right hit.
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* TechnicianVersusPerformer: With Lisa on the "technician" spot (winning by the tactics analyzed thoroughly through Sabermetrics, anything that deviates from them is unacceptable) and Bart on the "performer" spot (the typical "win or lose, what you should have on the field is fun" Aesop).
* TenMinuteRetirement: Bart quitting the team at the end of the second act, only to return to the third after being told that winning is worth minor sacrifices, like withstanding a {{Jerkass}} leader.
* TenMinuteRetirement: Bart quitting the team at the end of the second act, only to return to the third after being told that winning is worth minor sacrifices, like withstanding a {{Jerkass}} leader.
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* TechnicianVersusPerformer: With Lisa on the "technician" spot (winning by the tactics analyzed thoroughly through Sabermetrics, anything that deviates from them is unacceptable) and Bart on the "performer" spot (the typical "win or lose, the thrill of that MillionToOneChance is what you should have on makes the field is game fun" Aesop).
* TenMinuteRetirement: Bart quitting the team at the end of the second act, only to return to the third after being told that winning is worth minor sacrifices, like withstanding a {{Jerkass}}leader.leader.
* WholePlotReference: To ''Film/{{Moneyball}}'', it's even in the name. It deviates mostly in Bart dismantling the soulless nature of Lisa's number crunching.
* TenMinuteRetirement: Bart quitting the team at the end of the second act, only to return to the third after being told that winning is worth minor sacrifices, like withstanding a {{Jerkass}}
* WholePlotReference: To ''Film/{{Moneyball}}'', it's even in the name. It deviates mostly in Bart dismantling the soulless nature of Lisa's number crunching.
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* RealityEnsues: Any experienced baseball player would tell you that stealing home is extremely ill-advised except on a very wild pitch. Bart tries to steal home and predictably gets thrown out, losing the game.
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* MistakenForMisogynist: Lisa thinks Bart doesn't want her coaching his team because she's a girl. Bart retorts that it's because she doesn't know anything about baseball, [[JerkassHasAPoint which she doesn't]].
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* AsHimself: Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia, which marks his second appearance on the show, his first being "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E17HomerAtTheBat Homer at the Bat]]" 18 years previously. Not only has he made a full recovery from radiation poisoning, it's also given him super managing abilites...and the ability to demagnetize credit cards.
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* AsHimself: Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia, which marks his second appearance on the show, his first being "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E17HomerAtTheBat Homer at the Bat]]" 18 years previously. Not only has he made a full recovery from radiation poisoning, it's also given him super managing abilites...and the ability to demagnetize credit cards.
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* CallBack: Marge recalls Mike Scioscia's radiation poisoning from ''[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E17HomerAtTheBat Homer at the Bat]]''. He has become super-smart and a saber metrics prodigy on the in-between.
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* CallBack: Marge recalls Mike Scioscia's radiation poisoning from ''[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E17HomerAtTheBat Homer at the Bat]]''. He Not only has become super-smart he made a full recovery from radiation poisoning, it's also given him super managing abilites...and a saber metrics prodigy on the in-between.ability to demagnetize credit cards.
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* AsHimself: Los Angeles Angels coach Mike Scioscia, which marks his second appearance on the show, his first being "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E17HomerAtTheBat Homer at the Bat]]" 18 years previously.
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* AsHimself: Los Angeles Angels coach manager Mike Scioscia, which marks his second appearance on the show, his first being "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E17HomerAtTheBat Homer at the Bat]]" 18 years previously.previously. Not only has he made a full recovery from radiation poisoning, it's also given him super managing abilites...and the ability to demagnetize credit cards.
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* BaitAndSwitchComment: A commentator said that, speaking of Homer, Lisa's father's name was... not in the list.
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* BaitAndSwitchComment: A commentator said that, speaking The radio announcer for the games when Bart comes to the plate:
-->"Bart Simpson on deck. His bat's just hungering for a homer, like Kronos for his children. Speaking ofHomer, Lisa's homer, Bart's father's name was... is - you guessed it - not in the list.on my fact sheet."
-->"Bart Simpson on deck. His bat's just hungering for a homer, like Kronos for his children. Speaking of
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Lisa becomes Bart's Little League coach in order to expand her extracurricular activities, but Bart comes to hate it when Lisa begins sucking the fun out of baseball.
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In this episode written by Tim Long, Lisa becomes Bart's Little League coach in order to expand her extracurricular activities, but Bart comes to hate it when Lisa begins sucking the fun out of baseball.
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* AsHimself: Los Angeles Angels coach Mike Scioscia, which marks his second appearance on the show, his first being "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E17HomerAtTheBat Homer at the Bat]]" 18 years previously.
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* ControlFreak: Lisa becomes DrunkWithPower and devolves into this as the episode goes. The ThirdActMisunderstanding happens because she kicks Bart off the team because he went against her orders and went for a home run (which he achieved, by the way) and Bart decides [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere jumping out]] is better than taking Lisa's nagging anymore.
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* ControlFreak: Lisa becomes DrunkWithPower and devolves into this as the episode goes. The ThirdActMisunderstanding happens because she kicks Bart off the team because he went against her orders and went for a home run (which he achieved, ''achieved'', by the way) and Bart decides [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere jumping out]] is better than taking Lisa's nagging anymore.
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* ControlFreak: Lisa becomes DrunkWithPower and devolves into this as the episode goes. The ThirdActMisunderstanding happens because she kicks Bart off the team because he went against her orders and went for a home run (which he achieved, by the way) and Bart decides ScrewThisImOuttaHere is better than taking Lisa's nagging anymore.
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* ControlFreak: Lisa becomes DrunkWithPower and devolves into this as the episode goes. The ThirdActMisunderstanding happens because she kicks Bart off the team because he went against her orders and went for a home run (which he achieved, by the way) and Bart decides ScrewThisImOuttaHere [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere jumping out]] is better than taking Lisa's nagging anymore.
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* GargleBlaster: Homer has a new brand of his own which involves mixing vodka with ''mayonnaise''.
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* BaitAndSwitchComment: A commentator said that, speaking of Homer, Lisa's father's name was... not in the list.
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* BaitAndSwitchComment: A commentator said that, speaking of Homer, Lisa's father's name was... not in the list.
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* ControlFreak: Lisa becomes DrunkWithPower and devolves into this as the episode goes. The ThirdActBreakup happens because she kicks Bart off the team because he went against her orders and went for a home run (which he achieved, by the way).
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* ControlFreak: Lisa becomes DrunkWithPower and devolves into this as the episode goes. The ThirdActBreakup ThirdActMisunderstanding happens because she kicks Bart off the team because he went against her orders and went for a home run (which he achieved, by the way).way) and Bart decides ScrewThisImOuttaHere is better than taking Lisa's nagging anymore.
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* ControlFreak: Lisa becomes DrunkWithPower and devolves into this as the episode goes.
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* ControlFreak: Lisa becomes DrunkWithPower and devolves into this as the episode goes. The ThirdActBreakup happens because she kicks Bart off the team because he went against her orders and went for a home run (which he achieved, by the way).
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* JerkJocks: When Lisa try to make the group look like the lovable underdog that no one want to coach, Bart corrects her that they won most of their game last year (Boys of Bummer had the team being in the finals) and Nelson corrects her that they are the ''meanest'' team in the league, even harassing one of their best player out of the team because he was a ginger.
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* JerkJocks: JerkJock: When Lisa try to make the group look like the lovable underdog that no one want to coach, Bart corrects her that they won most of their game last year (Boys of Bummer had the team being in the finals) and Nelson corrects her that they are the ''meanest'' team in the league, even harassing one of their best player out of the team because he was a ginger.
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they always were a winning machine their only lost is because Bart tried stealing the plate
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* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Lisa's ease with numbers turns the team into a winning machine... at least at first.
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* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Lisa's ease with numbers turns the team into a winning machine... at least at first.machine.
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* JerkJocks: When Lisa try to make the group look like the lovable underdog that no one want to coach, Bart corrects her that they won most of their game last year (Boys of Bummer had the team being in the finals) and Nelson corrects her that they are the ''meanest'' team in the league, even harassing one of their best player out of the team because he was a ginger.
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* TechnicianVersusPerformer: With Lisa on the "technician" spot (winning by the tactics analyzed thoroughly through Sabermetrics, anything that deviates from them is unacceptable) and Bart on the "performer" spot (the typical "win or lose, what you should have on the field is fun" Aesop).
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* TechnicianVersusPerformer: With Lisa on the "technician" spot (winning by the tactics analyzed thoroughly through Sabermetrics, anything that deviates from them is unacceptable) and Bart on the "performer" spot (the typical "win or lose, what you should have on the field is fun" Aesop).Aesop).
* TenMinuteRetirement: Bart quitting the team at the end of the second act, only to return to the third after being told that winning is worth minor sacrifices, like withstanding a {{Jerkass}} leader.
* TenMinuteRetirement: Bart quitting the team at the end of the second act, only to return to the third after being told that winning is worth minor sacrifices, like withstanding a {{Jerkass}} leader.
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* SpiritualAntithesis: After a fashion, to ''Boys Of Bummer''. On ''that'' episode, Bart losing a baseball game was the trigger to the whole town of Springfield to label him a loser and bully him into [[DrivenToSuicide suicidal depression]]. On ''this'' episode, Bart losing the game (after learning that withstanding the team manager even if (s)he's a {{Jerkass}} is worth it for the sake of winning (and keeping families together)) by nearly stealing a home run makes Lisa understand that it's the passion of the game that counts over becoming a winning-obsessed ControlFreak.
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* SpiritualAntithesis: After a fashion, to ''Boys the earlier ''[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS18E18TheBoysOfBummer Boys Of Bummer''.Bummer]]''. On ''that'' episode, Bart losing a baseball game was the trigger to the whole town of Springfield to label him a loser and bully him into [[DrivenToSuicide suicidal depression]]. On ''this'' episode, Bart losing the game (after learning that withstanding the team manager even if (s)he's a {{Jerkass}} is worth it for the sake of winning (and keeping families together)) by nearly stealing a home run makes Lisa understand that it's the passion of the game that counts over becoming a winning-obsessed ControlFreak.
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* SpiritualAntithesis: After a fashion, to ''Boys Of Bummer''. On ''that'' episode, Bart losing a baseball game was the trigger to the whole town of Springfield to label him a loser and bully him into [[DrivenToSuicide suicidal depression]]. On ''this'' episode, Bart losing the game (after learning that withstanding the team manager even if (s)he's a {{Jerkass}} is worth it for the sake of winning (and keeping families together)) by nearly stealing a home run makes Lisa understand that it's the passion of the game that counts over becoming a winning-obsessed ControlFreak.
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* ShoutOut: The episode title (and some plot details) are a homage to ''Film/MoneyBall''.
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* ShoutOut: The episode title (and some plot details) are a homage to ''Film/MoneyBall''.''Film/MoneyBall''.
* TechnicianVersusPerformer: With Lisa on the "technician" spot (winning by the tactics analyzed thoroughly through Sabermetrics, anything that deviates from them is unacceptable) and Bart on the "performer" spot (the typical "win or lose, what you should have on the field is fun" Aesop).
* TechnicianVersusPerformer: With Lisa on the "technician" spot (winning by the tactics analyzed thoroughly through Sabermetrics, anything that deviates from them is unacceptable) and Bart on the "performer" spot (the typical "win or lose, what you should have on the field is fun" Aesop).
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* ShoutOut: The episode title (and some plot details) are a homage to ''Film/MoneyBall}}''.
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* ShoutOut: The episode title (and some plot details) are a homage to ''Film/MoneyBall}}''.''Film/MoneyBall''.
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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: The aforementioned incident of Lisa claiming that women could coach baseball, using Terry Francona and Connie Mack as examples. Furthermore, as she brings wins to the team, she becomes more of a ControlFreak, to the point that she makes the team study phonebook-sized team tactic books right before starting every game and pretty complicated board drawings on training sessions. The fact that the team is winning is the ''only'' reason why none of them follow Bart into quitting.
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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: The aforementioned incident of Lisa claiming that women could coach baseball, using Terry Francona and Connie Mack as examples. Furthermore, as she brings wins to the team, she becomes more of a ControlFreak, to the point that she makes the team study phonebook-sized team tactic books right before starting every game and pretty complicated board drawings on training sessions. The fact that the team is winning is the ''only'' reason why none of them follow Bart into quitting.quitting.
* ShoutOut: The episode title (and some plot details) are a homage to ''Film/MoneyBall}}''.
* ShoutOut: The episode title (and some plot details) are a homage to ''Film/MoneyBall}}''.
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* CallBack: Marge recalls Mike Scioscia's radiation poisoning from ''[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E17HomerAtTheBat Homer at the Bat]]''.
* ControlFreak: Lisa becomes MadWithPower and devolves into this as the episode goes.
* ControlFreak: Lisa becomes MadWithPower and devolves into this as the episode goes.
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* CallBack: Marge recalls Mike Scioscia's radiation poisoning from ''[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E17HomerAtTheBat Homer at the Bat]]''.
Bat]]''. He has become super-smart and a saber metrics prodigy on the in-between.
* ControlFreak: Lisa becomesMadWithPower DrunkWithPower and devolves into this as the episode goes.
* ControlFreak: Lisa becomes
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* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Lisa's ease with numbers turns the team into a winning machine... at least at first.
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* ControlFreak: Lisa becomes MadWithPower and devolves into this as the episode goes.
* GameOfNerds: Lisa is drawn to baseball by being introduced to Sabermetrics by Professor Frink.
* GameOfNerds: Lisa is drawn to baseball by being introduced to Sabermetrics by Professor Frink.
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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: The aforementioned incident of Lisa claiming that women could coach baseball, using Terry Francona and Connie Mack as examples.
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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: The aforementioned incident of Lisa claiming that women could coach baseball, using Terry Francona and Connie Mack as examples. Furthermore, as she brings wins to the team, she becomes more of a ControlFreak, to the point that she makes the team study phonebook-sized team tactic books right before starting every game and pretty complicated board drawings on training sessions. The fact that the team is winning is the ''only'' reason why none of them follow Bart into quitting.
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* GenderBlenderName: When Bart accused Lisa of not understanding baseball, she brought up legendary baseball names of what she believed to be women (Terry Francona, Connie Mack). Nelson tells her those are men.
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* GenderBlenderName: When Bart accused Lisa of not understanding baseball, she brought up legendary baseball names of what she believed to be women (Terry Francona, Connie Mack). Nelson tells her those are men.men.
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: The aforementioned incident of Lisa claiming that women could coach baseball, using Terry Francona and Connie Mack as examples.
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* GenderBlenderName: When Bart accused Lisa of not understanding baseball, she brought up legendary baseball names of what she believed to be women. They were men.
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* GenderBlenderName: When Bart accused Lisa of not understanding baseball, she brought up legendary baseball names of what she believed to be women. They were women (Terry Francona, Connie Mack). Nelson tells her those are men.
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* CallBack: Marge recalls Mike Scioscia's radiation poisoning from ''[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E17HomerAtTheBat Homer at the Bat]]''.
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* BoringYetPractical: Lisa uses math to lead the team to victory. Bart would rather be AwesomeButImpractical.
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Lisa becomes Bart's Little League coach in order to expand her extracurricular activities, but Bart comes to hate it when Lisa begins sucking the fun out of baseball.
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* BaitAndSwitchComment: A commentator said that, speaking of Homer, Lisa's father's name was... not in the list.
* GenderBlenderName: When Bart accused Lisa of not understanding baseball, she brought up legendary baseball names of what she believed to be women. They were men.
!! Tropes:
* BaitAndSwitchComment: A commentator said that, speaking of Homer, Lisa's father's name was... not in the list.
* GenderBlenderName: When Bart accused Lisa of not understanding baseball, she brought up legendary baseball names of what she believed to be women. They were men.
