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Wow, I never knew that Kenny Lofton was his uncle.
^ Yep, 'tis true.
Other fun facts (about "Take Me Out to the Holosuite"):
- Max Grodenchik (Rom) is actually really good at baseball. In fact he considered turning pro before deciding to become an actor. He had to work really hard to look bad at the game as shown onscreen.
- When the DS9 crew were filming that episode, their baseball coach was Joey Banks, son of famous Cubs player Ernie Banks. Joey also plays one of the players on the Vulcan team.
Other fun facts (about "Take Me Out to the Holosuite"):
- Max Grodenchik (Rom) is actually really good at baseball. In fact he considered turning pro before deciding to become an actor. He had to work really hard to look bad at the game as shown onscreen.
- When the DS9 crew were filming that episode, their baseball coach was Joey Banks, son of famous Cubs player Ernie Banks. Joey also plays one of the players on the Vulcan team.
He even played Rom leftie, to look terrible at the bat.
Meh, baseball is sort of boring. Even playing it, or the offshoot, softball is boring to play, mostly you stand around.
Fencing is a fun sport to do.
Hockey is fun too.
I think watching most sports is a little on the dull side.
Fencing is a fun sport to do.
Hockey is fun too.
I think watching most sports is a little on the dull side.
Soccer/football matches outside the US tend toward a more active style of play, which is more interesting to watch.
Kor
Padres vs. Braves, 8/12/1984
Tigers vs. White Sox, 4/22/2000
Pirates vs. Reds, can't remember exactly when but I think it was this July
I think part of the reason why I was drawn to DS9 above the other Treks as a kid was because of Sisko's fondness for baseball. It was my favorite sport when I was growing up, and the only one I ever played in organized leagues. I still love baseball, but these days I'd probably call it my second favorite sport behind soccer. The way Sisko uses baseball to explain linear time to the Prophets is still one of my favorite scenes in all of Star Trek.
But you can't even come close to lusting all from hockey, probably from just one season.
Regardless of what one thinks of baseball, Sisko's baseball is no doubt the best developed prop in the franchise, to the point that we could discuss its character.
It makes alot more sense than Archers love of Water Polo. Who even watches that?
Yeah, it's not really even a televised sport unless it's the Olympics (at least in the U.S.). My guess is someone involved with Enterprise liked water polo and wanted Archer to have some sort obscure sport he followed.
Yes, he should have been in favour of arrow based sports
TV didn't survive as a form of entertainment much past 2040. Something that was unthinkable in 1988 seems rather conservative today.
Not unlike Picard and Fencing!
Yep, you see stadiums full of people watching fencing matches.
People invite friends and family over for a meal and everyone sits around the 100 inch TV cheering on the fencers.
I mean, it's not even really televised today in present day, so I doubt it is something that popular that fans can relate to that well.
Baseball was still very romanticized in the 90's. That aura around the sport has all but disappeared.
Remember A League of Their Own, Field of Dreams, Rookie of the Year, the Sandlot, The Babe, and Little Big League?I saw most of these in theater. There's probably more that I'm forgetting.
Major League? Major League 2? Wow, Baseball's popularity has sure taken a nosedive. Maybe it was the Sosa-McGuire rivalry and the later controversy that killed it.
Remember A League of Their Own, Field of Dreams, Rookie of the Year, the Sandlot, The Babe, and Little Big League?I saw most of these in theater. There's probably more that I'm forgetting.
Major League? Major League 2? Wow, Baseball's popularity has sure taken a nosedive. Maybe it was the Sosa-McGuire rivalry and the later controversy that killed it.
Nah, Curling.
George Carlin said it best: "I don't even wanna MENTION water polo. It's extremely cruel to the horses."
