So cable network FXX has begun its marathon showing of all 552 episodes of “The Simpsons”. To celebrate, the VORG presents the list of Major and Minor league players whose names closely resemble characters from the beloved show:
| Character | Character’s role | Player |
| Homer Simpson | Husband of Marge; father of Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. | Harry Simpson, Homer Sexton |
| Marge Simpson | Wife of Homer; mother of Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. | Marty Simpson |
| Bart Simpson | Eldest child of Homer and Marge; brother of Lisa and Maggie. | Brock Simpson |
| Lisa Simpson | Middle child and eldest daughter of Homer and Marge; sister of Bart and Maggie. | Lynn Simpson |
| Maggie Simpson | Youngest child and youngest daughter of Homer and Marge; sister of Bart and Lisa. | Marty Simpson |
| Birchibald “Birch” T. Barlow | Radio talk show host; Fox News anchor. | Billy Barlow |
| Jasper Beardly | Grampa’s closest neighbor at the Retirement Castle. | John Beardsley |
| Patty Bouvier | Twin sister of Selma and older sister of Marge. | Devon Bouvier |
| Selma Bouvier | Twin sister of Patty and older sister of Marge. Adoptive mother of Ling. | Devon Bouvier |
| Kent Brockman | Channel 6 News anchor. | Kenneth Brockmann |
| Charles Montgomery “Monty” Burns | Owner of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. | Medwick Burns, Monty Means |
| Carl Carlson | Springfield Nuclear Power Plant employee. | Carl Carlson |
| Superintendent Gary Chalmers | Public schools superintendent. | Marvin Chalmers |
| Scott Christian | News co-anchor. | Scott Christman |
| Comic Book Guy | Proprietor of The Android’s Dungeon comic book store. Name revealed to be Jeff Albertson in “Homer and Ned’s Hail Mary Pass”. | John Albertson |
| Declan Desmond | Documentary filmmaker. | Dennis Desmond |
| Ned Flanders | The Simpson family’s next door neighbor; owner of The Leftorium. | Brad Flanders, Ned Hanlon |
| Rod Flanders | Ned and Maude Flanders’s elder son. | Bob Flanders |
| Todd Flanders | Ned and Maude Flanders’s younger son. | Bob Flanders, Todd Frazier |
| Professor John Frink | Scientist, inventor. | Fred Frink, John Frill |
| Barney Gumble | Homer’s drunken old pal. | Barney Gilligan, Billy Gumbert |
| Gil Gunderson | Unsuccessful salesman. | Greg Gunderson |
| Dr. Julius Hibbert | Medical doctor. | Matt Hibbert, Julius Horvath |
| Elizabeth Hoover | Lisa Simpson’s teacher at Springfield Elementary School. | Edwin Hoover, Elizabeth Stroud |
| Lionel Hutz | Attorney. | Lionel Harms, Richard Hutzler |
| Jimbo Jones | Springfield Elementary School bully. | Jimbo Pinnix, Jimmy Jones |
| Kang and Kodos | Extraterrestrials. | Kang Kim |
| Edna Krabappel | Bart Simpson’s teacher at Springfield Elementary School. | Justin Krablin |
| Krusty the Clown | TV show clown host, original name Herschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofski. | Rusty Kryzanowski |
| Dewey Largo | Springfield Elementary School’s music teacher. | Dewey Lucas |
| Lenny Leonard | Springfield Nuclear Power Plant employee; one of Homer Simpson’s friends. | Leland Leonard |
| Reverend Timothy Lovejoy | Minister of the First Church of Springfield. | Dan Lovejoy, Timothy Locastro |
| Lurleen Lumpkin | Country music singer/songwriter. | Alton Lumpkin |
| Otto Mann | Springfield Elementary School bus driver. | Oliver Mann, Otto Merz |
| Captain Horatio McCallister | Sea captain. | Jack McCallister, Horatio Fatzinger |
| Troy McClure | Actor. | Trey McClure |
| Hans Moleman | Misfortunate man. | Thomas Molen, Hans Lobert |
| Dr. Marvin Monroe | Psychotherapist. | Marshall Monroe |
| Nelson Muntz | Bully. | Nelson Munoz |
| Captain Lance Murdock | Daredevil. | Lynn Murdock |
| Apu Nahasapeemapetilon | Operator of the Kwik-E-Mart. | Dave Nahabedian |
| Arnie Pye | Channel 6 helicopter reporter. | Eddie Pye |
| Herbert Powell | Homer Simpson’s half-brother. | Hobart Powell |
| Martin Prince | Student at Springfield Elementary School. | Marion Prince |
| Dr. J. Loren Pryor | Springfield Elementary’s school psychologist. | Loren Packard |
| Mayor “Diamond Joe” Quimby | Mayor of Springfield. | Juan Quimbar, Joe Quinn |
| Dr. Nick Riviera | Incompetent medical doctor. Injured at the end of the movie by a falling chunk of glass, and brought back in the twentieth season. | Nick Rivera |
| Sideshow Bob | Criminal mastermind and Krusty the Clown Show ex-operator and sidekick. | Randy Bobb, Showboat Fisher |
| Grampa Abraham Simpson | Homer Simpson’s father; Bart, Lisa, and Maggie Simpson’s grandfather. | Abraham Shuchman, Archie Simpson |
| Agnes Skinner | Seymour Skinner’s mother. | Alta Skinner |
| Principal Seymour Skinner | Principal of Springfield Elementary School. | Steve Skinner, Seymour Maller |
| Waylon Smithers | Mr. Burns’s personal assistant. | Keelen Smithers, Waylon Byers |
| Snake Jailbird | Recidivist. | Snake Deal |
| Snowball | The Simpson family’s pet cats. | Robert Snowball |
| Judge Roy Snyder | Springfield judge. | Roy Snyder |
| Jebediah Springfield | Founder of Springfield; local hero. | Jeb Scoggins, William Springfield |
| Cletus Spuckler | Slack-Jawed Yokel. | Cletus Hammer |
| Moe Szyslak | Owner of Moe’s Tavern. | Matthew Szykowny, Moe Santomauro |
| Cecil Terwilliger | Sideshow Bob’s younger brother. | Wayne Terwilliger |
| Milhouse Van Houten | Bart Simpson’s best friend; Student at Springfield Elementary School. | James Van Houten |
| Chief Clancy Wiggum | Springfield Chief of Police. | Campbell Wiggins |
| Ralph Wiggum | Son of Police Chief Clancy Wiggum. | Ralph Winkles |
| Rainier Wolfcastle | Actor; star of McBain films. | Rainiero Valero |