Mr. Burns and the Simpsons taught me everything about left/righty matchups "The game is tied, it's the bottom of the ninth, the bases are loaded, there are two outs, and Strawberry is due to bat. Even though Darryl has hit nine home runs, Burns sends him to the showers because Strawberry and the pitcher are both left-handed. (``It's called playing the percentages.'') He sends Homer, a righty, to the plate instead."