Difference between revisions of "Don Mattingly (character)"
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− | [[Waylon Smithers, Jr.]] went to visit Mattingly at his house to ask him to come and work at the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]], so that he could join the plant's softball team. Mattingly acted friendly towards Smithers and invited him into his house. All through training for the big game against [[Shelbyville]], [[Mr. Burns]] ordered Mattingly to get rid of his "sideburns", obviously mistaking what sideburns actually were. On the day of the big game, Mattingly | + | [[Waylon Smithers, Jr.]] went to visit Mattingly at his house to ask him to come and work at the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]], so that he could join the plant's softball team. Mattingly acted friendly towards Smithers and invited him into his house. All through training for the big game against [[Shelbyville]], [[Mr. Burns]] ordered Mattingly to get rid of his "sideburns", obviously mistaking what sideburns actually were. On the day of the big game, Mattingly shaved the sides of his head bald, but Burns only saw that Mattingly had not obeyed him, and he angrily threw him off the team. As he walked away, Mattingly said of Burns, "I still like him better than [[George Steinbrenner|Steinbrenner]]." |
== Appearances == | == Appearances == |
Revision as of 19:55, March 7, 2023
- This article is about the character. For the guest star, see Don Mattingly.
Don Mattingly
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Character Information
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Don Mattingly is a baseball player who was one of the players in the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant softball team.
History
Waylon Smithers, Jr. went to visit Mattingly at his house to ask him to come and work at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, so that he could join the plant's softball team. Mattingly acted friendly towards Smithers and invited him into his house. All through training for the big game against Shelbyville, Mr. Burns ordered Mattingly to get rid of his "sideburns", obviously mistaking what sideburns actually were. On the day of the big game, Mattingly shaved the sides of his head bald, but Burns only saw that Mattingly had not obeyed him, and he angrily threw him off the team. As he walked away, Mattingly said of Burns, "I still like him better than Steinbrenner."
Appearances
- Episode – "Homer at the Bat"
- Special – Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson (archive footage)
Springfield Nuclear Power Plant softball team members
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Wade Boggs • José Canseco • Carl Carlson • Charlie • Roger Clemens • Ken Griffey, Jr. • Lenny Leonard • Don Mattingly • Steve Sax • Mike Scioscia • Homer Simpson • Ozzie Smith • Darryl Strawberry |
Springfield Nuclear Power Plant
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