Whitey Ford and the pretzels

[@stompchunkman4248]

The immediate transition from pleading to unconscious Whitey kills me every time .

[@newgame897]

It apparently killed him too.

[@masterrserch3971]

Lol somehow whitey ford and ron guidry just came up in conversation with my 2 buddies, and instantly I went to this scene, and specifically the part you're mentioning AND I said the same thing, seeing Whitey plead for the sanity, the cutaway, then back to whitey,,who is already down and out, and still continually getting pelted with pretzels... Add onto it, the way over the top announcer voices and you have one of the greatest Simpsons scenes ever

[@hobbitdude13]

@@newgame897 I'll say.

[@Sawta]

Too much sodium.

[@gunsharck]

Im not that lucky cause youre still commenting

[@sylentknight]

I'm here in honor of Whitey Ford, whom finally succumb to his injuries from said pretzels today. Rest in peace Mr. Ford.

[@marlisjacobi1483]

omg that was too funny!

[@justinmillard8196]

Wow. He fought on honourably.

[@skamransom]

This is a black day for baseball

[@NmaeUnavailablesigh]

The funniest part is that a barrage of pretzels is somehow capable of knocking someone unconscious

[@cbob8092]

love that this is the first result when googling "hall of famer Whitey Ford"

[@AleisterMeowley]

That wave from Mr Burns as he drives away in the mini van is perfect

[@Gogetta80]

I like how genuinely happy he is

[@HamzaKhan-sq1vf]

The precise enunciation of the line "this is a black day for baseball" is my single favorite line

[@prophetic0311]

Whitey just died at 91, truly a black day for baseball.

[@jamesnoble8205]

I thought he died a long time ago after being pelted with pretzels

[@seanbartels3995]

He was my great uncle and watching this just makes me feel sick Simpson’s are still cool tho

[@stephenm8725]

best pitcher in Yankees history

[@jamesnoble8205]

@@stephenm8725 He also took pretzel blows to the head like a champ

[@stephenm8725]

@@jamesnoble8205 naturally lol.

[@nator33]

RIP Vin Scully, inspiration for this announcer.

[@PerryCoxPF93]

Harry Shearer always did a brilliant impression

[@AdamTheMan1993]

I like how everyone is angrily staring at Mr Burns even before the announcer announces the winner

[@jonathansanders7342]

No one else's seat number starts with "zero" lol ... they knew it was coming

[@AdhamOhm]

"And here come the pretzels!" Lol the announcer says it like he expected it to happen.

[@Official_Rockandrolla_98]

And heeeeeeere come the pretzels!

[@stendec]

This is definitely one of my favourite Simpsons moments.

[@jackthere]

Peak Simpsons

[@oneofone210]

The way you can't hear what Whitey is saying is the best part, his face and hand motions say it all lmao

[@masterrserch3971]

And then BAM, next time u see him, he is down

[@trewright1482]

Not only is the comedy writing pure genius , but the voice talent is top notch as well.

[@andrewroeckel6615]

Some kind of sanity..... uh oh lol. Gets me every time

[@aldotorres1983]

R.I.P. Whitey Ford. May you find eternal rest far away from any pretzel projectile.

[@thalastpoet]

This...this is a black day for baseball 🤣😂

[@ethandraught6435]

And heeeereeee commeeee the pretzels.

[@Morporkshortman]

I use this line any chance i get!

[@jamesandrews8157]

There is so much here. The idea of everyone collectively waiting to take their first bite, the glee Mr. Burns shows at receiving a soccer mom vehicle (and the unspoken knowledge that he is to immediately drive it away), and as others point out the cutaway to Ford's unconsciousness. This era of Simpsons is some of the densest comedy of all time. I've seen it so many times and there is always something new to make me crack up.

[@skamransom]

Dude, talk about a collective capture! You said it perfectly!

[@outsideofadream]

A little thing-but really a major thing-the Simpsons did well is capture how sports commentators and news anchors of the time sounded. So when it ends on that perfect line ("This is a... this is a *black* day for baseball") it sounds like something you'd hear from an actual sportscast.

[@capsman09]

The Bowie Baysox Baseball team in Bowie,MD use to play this scene a lot on the videoboard at home games years ago.

[@masterrserch3971]

Lol no way??? Seriously (pardon me if the bowie baysox is a fictitious team, like from a movie or something and I just ain't getting the reference... either way, if it's for real,,then they are my new favorite sports team for showing this on the screen)

[@ACD1994]

@@masterrserch3971 Not a fictional team

[@elizabethpringle]

Always made me laugh how Marge apparently handed out thousands of pretzels and the entire stadium waited for the exact same moment before they all went to take a bite 😂

[@skamransom]

I know right!

[@bertmustin]

"Out of my way I'm a motorist!"

[@stosh21]

RIP Whitey Ford

[@willmarsden7657]

This and Homer knocking out the Rhinos with popcorn are glorious.

[@abbynormal8702]

RIP Whitey Ford.

[@DupontandLowesWarrior]

Whitey Ford (1928-2020)

[@nator33]

Best Simpsons pretzel related scene, ever.

[@patrickbutler834]

I love everything about this clip. Whitey (who is not mentioned once in the episode, nor actually voice by anyone) going from pleading with the angry mob to being knocked out by pretzels. Not to mention the reason for the angry crowd -- Mr Burns (also not mentioned once prior to this) clearly rigging a car contest. Perfect Simpsons moment.

[@justinmillard8196]

I like the exchange where they comment on it afterwards. “You could call them Whitey whackers!”

[@chimeragenesis361]

Good ol' Whitey Wackers.

[@smoothjazzandmore]

RIP Whitey Ford, "The Chairman of the Board"

[@tommy1gtr]

Whitey Ford's greatest moment, and one of the best classic simpsons jokes ever!

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

Sports announcers still sound like this

[@ajm5007]

People wouldn't know they're listening to baseball, otherwise.

[@jackthere]

It's an homage to the great Vin Scully, voice of the Dodgers

[@pizzajona]

Nah, this is an homage to legendary sportscaster Jim Brockmire

[@jackthere]

@@pizzajona Brockmire is an homage to Scully.

[@pizzajona]

@@jackthere I know. Brockmire didn’t exist when this episode came out

[@joethomas4935]

This video title is brilliant 😂

[@Bigfrank88]

Damn, Marge made a lot of pretzels

[@imanelectriccar]

One of my favorite jokes. This is a black day for baseball R.I.P Whitey Ford

[@Boondok]

I hoped this clip would continue to the part where Homer says they could call them "White whackers"

[@michaelreeves3637]

Anyone notice on Whitney’s lifeless body a finger extends from his right hand. Before being knocked unconscious, was he flipping off his aggressors or using his index finger to shame them?

[@paulmcconnell3]

I love that the entire crowd waited to eat their pretzels in unison.

[@paulwisniewski7292]

This is a black day for Baseball.

[@tengyang3581]

They need to do this on myth busters. Can pretzels really knock out a man?

[@cdeluna2]

LMFAO!!!! Classic Simpsons

[@mixtec53]

RIP Whitey Ford😞

[@krazyk2182]

Between here come the pretzels and boaking accident, this may be my most frequently quoted episode.

[@gfl1312]

I may be wrong, but I feel like this scene was influenced by when Dodger fans were throwing baseballs on the field, attempting to hit Cardinal players, thus resulting in the Dodgers forfeiting the match, back in 1995. To this day, that’s the last time a forfeit took place in the MLB.

[@thalastpoet]

According to biographies, it is

[@masterrserch3971]

Yeah but was it...was it a black day for baseball...?

[@Nahasapasa]

Carl and Old Jewish Man... together at last! 0:26

[@madscout96]

Now we must all plead for some sort of sanity.

[@crimsondynamo615]

Uh oh and a barrage of pretzels now knocking madscout96 unconscious

[@ianfinrir8724]

This is a, uh...a black day for comments

[@JA-pm4pu]

RIP Whitey Ford, first the pretzels and now this.

[@sabatino1977]

Nice to learn where Brockmire started his career.

[@willc5723]

RIP whitey ford

[@joegti10]

rip whitey. you will be missed.

[@typingcat]

Are they saying Boo or Boorns?

[@heyyou9693]

I was saying Boo-urns.

[@masterrserch3971]

@@heyyou9693 the ONLY reply to the original comment...

[@marlisjacobi1483]

that was a good episode too!

[@typacsk]

0:57 Now we know where Seth Macfarlane got the "Family Guy death pose" from

[@TopHatJack4970discord]

best Simpsons segment

[@harrisonbrown1043]

RIP Hall of Famer Whitey Ford

[@snake0911]

Mr. Burns out of nowhere shows up at a baseball game.

[@DefinitionH]

RIP Whitey :(

[@chrisbarrieau4167]

A black day for baseball...

[@WilliamNorman88]

Rip whitey ford

[@pizzajona]

This is Brockmire from before his meltdown

[@heraldhermes879]

"And the fans don't like this one bit..."

[@littleblackduck3134]

And heeeeer comes the pretzels

[@retroguy9233]

What a waste of good pretzels.

[@Drixenol86]

Why do I have a feeling this was planned by the stadium?

[@coltonvanessa5096]

RIP Whitey

[@BigEOT3]

“2K Games”

[@grawakendream8980]

The people are angry before burns is announced

[@billyfouronesix]

Seat 0001? No sections or rows? 😅

[@YumYum820]

Uh oh!

[@HellbenderSTL]

Thanks McNeil.

[@qinshihuang8414]

poor Whitey he's still getting barraged even after being knocked out not cool😔

[@Lucky-ei6yh]

Poor Marge

[@bootblacking]

RIP

[@Daniel-ru4wm]

Uh, oh…

[@aztecelotl]

But why? Burns won that car fairly, right?

[@wheelzwheela]

And the fans don’t like it 0oine bit.

[@tbc168]

And the fans do not like this one bit

[@tbw223]

RIP Whitey Ford

[@aaronorenstein5963]

RIP Whitey Ford.

[@spencerevans8719]

RIP Whitey

[@cbjm36]

RIP

[@vellynis]

RIP Whitey Ford

[@brettpatterson404]

RIP

[@maddogsportzjh]

RIP Whitey Ford

[@danno698299]

RIP Whitey Ford

[@Leafsgobrrrrr]

RIP Whitey Ford

[@anaheimswillyg2238]

RIP Whitey Ford

[@ProfessorLonghair90]

RIP Whitey Ford

[@halotubb1110]

RIP Whitey Ford

[@calbear6073]

RIP Whitey Ford