Mike Scioscia is 65, and was crying when he was dismissed by the Angels in 2018, 5.5 years ago
My question is how did he not end up somewhere in the MLB afterward? This man was emotional getting let go.
And he's a dude, just read this on Wikipedia:
In addition to his more orthodox work in baseball, Scioscia is also notable for a
guest appearance as himself on
The Simpsons episode "
Homer at the Bat" in
1992, while he was still a player. In the storyline, Scioscia is one of several Major League players recruited by
Smithers to work a token job at the
Springfield Nuclear Power Plant so that he could play on the plant's
softball team against a rival power plant. Scioscia tells Smithers, who found him while deer hunting, that while he enjoyed playing baseball, he always wanted to be a
blue collar power plant employee, and consequently is the only player who takes the power plant job seriously. His character is ultimately hospitalized with a life-threatening case of
radiation poisoning that leaves him unable to play.
They called and asked if I'd be interested in doing it, and it so happened that it was my favorite show. I was excited . . . Every year I get a (residual) check for like $4 . . . I cash 'em. I don't want to mess up their accounting department.
— Mike Scioscia, about his appearance on
The Simpsons
Scioscia made a second appearance on
The Simpsons with the episode "
MoneyBart", which premiered on October 10, 2010. Having survived the radiation poisoning, he tells Marge and Bart that it gave him superhuman managing powers and that the best players listen to their managers.
