Oct. 3rd, 2010

beamjockey: Drawing of Bill of the Heterodyne Boys by Phil Foglio. (Default)
It took twenty-two years, but in tonight's episode, the writers of The Simpsons finally worked in a reference to Eddie Gaedel.

The definitive account of Mr. Gaedel's moment in history is online.

Eddie Gaedel, 3-foot 7-inch batter with a microscopic strike zone, makes his major-league baseball debut Eddie Gaedel, 3-foot 7-inch batter with a microscopic strike zone, makes his major-league baseball debut
Eddie Gaedel, 19 August 1951.

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