Comments for Baseball's Past - In the Future at http://www.wezen-ball.com , comment 1 to 6 out of 6 comments http://www.wezen-ball.com Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:13:43 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.wezen-ball.com/2010-articles/january/baseballs-past-in-the-future.html#comment-326 This is the most hope I've had as a Cubs fan in years! In all seriousness, nice work, it's funny how the Cubs futility still remains as much a part of pop culture as it did back in 1985, though it's growing less amusing to me by the year. Keep up the good work. It's great to have a fellow Milwaukeean on the Bloguin roll. - Rex P. Jaybels Sun, 31 Jan 2010 06:38:28 +0100 http://www.wezen-ball.com/2010-articles/january/baseballs-past-in-the-future.html#comment-303 Great stuff. I had actually thought about that BTTF2 scene again a few days ago. When I first visited Universal Studios in 1990, the Hill Valley town square (with the clock tower) was still set up for the second movie. I still remember the diner on the corner, which was the "retro" diner decorated in '80s style. A few years ago, I wrote something about the "Homer at the Bat" Simpsons episode looking at the Major Leaguers then and now (linked from my name). The show kind of predicted Roger Clemens' future. Really enjoying this blog, by the way. - Dan@NJBaseball Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:41:15 +0100 http://www.wezen-ball.com/2010-articles/january/baseballs-past-in-the-future.html#comment-302 Bill: It's kind of too bad the Marlins are an NL team because, with their upcoming name-change, that Cubs-Miami series could've been possible. And BTTF2 might be the worst of the 3, but I still enjoy it immensely. Plus, the very first thing Marty sees in the future is a charcoal-gray Ford Probe made to look futuristic... and that was my first car. So that's pretty fun to see. Jinaz: Thanks for that. I only ever read one Star Trek novel, so I hadn't seen that. The Buck Bokai-broke-Joe Dimaggio's streak thing was first mentioned in an early-season TNG episode, and DS9 just went off of that. So everything was probably based off of that... Jesse: Good call on the Futurama Mets reference. I know I've seen that before, but it must've slipped my mind. - lar @ wezen-ball Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:11:19 +0100 http://www.wezen-ball.com/2010-articles/january/baseballs-past-in-the-future.html#comment-301 There's one episode in Futurama when the crew flies by Shea Stadium. Outside of Shea, the sign reads "Home of the 1969 and 1986" World Champion NY Mets. This of course, is the year 3000. The prediction that the Mets wouldn't win a WS for another 1000 years was of great consternation to the Mets fans I know. Of course, now that they left Shea, the joke's not as effective. - jessedouglas Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:11:19 +0100 http://www.wezen-ball.com/2010-articles/january/baseballs-past-in-the-future.html#comment-300 I don't have a reference for you, but I remember reading a Star Trek: the Next Generation book as a kid that referenced baseball's demise as well. That would have well-predated the DS9 episode you're mentioning. As I remember, Riker had a holodeck sim that let him play the role of a rookie in one of the last remaining teams. That's all I got, though...the book was probably published ~20 years ago. -j - jinaz Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:30:35 +0100 http://www.wezen-ball.com/2010-articles/january/baseballs-past-in-the-future.html#comment-299 Very nice. I'd forgotten all about that bit in Back to the Future 2...but totally remembered it as soon as I saw this. I'm sure it'll be pretty funny to watch that (sadly, IMO, by far the worst of the BttF movies) five years from now. :) - Bill@TDS Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:36:43 +0100