Probst parodies himself in baseball spot

LOS ANGELES - Bobby Thomson, Kirk Gibson or Derek Jeter ― which one survives Jeff Probst's online tribal council? In a parody of his role as host of "Survivor," Probst has created a spot for actober.com, which is produced by Major League Baseball.

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Probst's video, filmed in his backyard in Los Angeles, uses some of the elements from the long-running hit series. In Probst's reenactment, look-alikes for baseball greats Thomson, Jeter and Gibson are called to tribal council where each must make a case as to why his postseason moment is the best.

Thomson hit "The Shot Heard 'Round the World" to win the 1951 National League pennant for the New York Giants. Jeter, the New York Yankees' shortstop, made a spectacular shovel throw to home plate while backing up a play in the 2001 division series against the Oakland A's. Gibson hit a dramatic home run to win Game 1 of the 1988 World Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

"There's nothing better than October baseball, so it was fun to take some of my favorite playoff moments and have fun with them Survivor-style," said Probst, whose latest version of the reality series is "Survivor: China." "I hope Derek Jeter, Kirk Gibson and Bobby Thomson have a sense of humor!"

Actober.com has more than 60 clips of historical postseason baseball footage. Fans can use the vintage footage to create their own actober moments and win World Series tickets.

Others scheduled to provide actober moments are James Caan, Ellen Pompeo, Kate Mara and William Peterson.