A SIDEWAYS GLANCE : BASEBALLS, FOOTBALLS, CRYSTAL BALLS.Byline: Tom Hoffarth Roger Maris' single-season home run record should have been broken by now. And the NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= was supposed to raise its hoops to as much as 12 feet as a reaction to taller players. Someone also apparently forgot to run a three-minute mile. Seventeen years after its original publication, ``The People's Almanac almanac, originally, a calendar with notations of astronomical and other data. Almanacs have been known in simple form almost since the invention of writing, for they served to record religious feasts, seasonal changes, and the like. Presents The Book of Predictions'' by David Wallechinsky, Amy Wallace and Irving Wallace reminds us to be careful what we commit to the printed word, because when it doesn't come true, people will only laugh at you down the road. Among the many predictions that the book allowed experts to make in 1981 - including the legalization LEGALIZATION. The act of making lawful. 2. By legalization, is also understood the act by which a judge or competent officer authenticates a record, or other matter, in order that the same may be lawfully read in evidence. Vide Authentication. of marijuana in 1984 that did not come to pass - there's a section of sports records and other feats that were examined. With throwing caution to the wind, however, came some pretty interesting foresight that only now can be appreciated. Such as: Predicted to occur by 1993: - From sports sociologist Dr. Harry Edwards
Dr. Harry Edwards (born November 22, 1942 in East St. Louis, Missouri), is a Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley and author of : ``The mass media will be the primary conduit of sports entertainment Sports entertainment is a type of of entertainment that takes the form of a sporting event, but with more emphasis on dramatic storylines, humor, spectacle or titillation than on a contest of athletic skills. . There will be television schedules presenting nothing but sports events, sports personalities, sports news, sports training techniques . . . a total sports network.'' Even though ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network started up two years prior to this book's '81 issue, Edwards couldn't really know that this experiment would explode in everyone's faces as it has. Predicted to occur between 1993 and 2030: - Again, from Dr. Edwards: ``Major corporations not principally in the sports entertainment business will own a substantial proportion of professional sports organizations and the industry as a whole, and will own or control virtually all amateur-sports training facilities and amateur-athlete support systems not directly affiliated with, or under the control of, educational institutions.'' Edwards works for neither Rupert Murdoch, Ted Turner or Michael Eisner. - From sports-magazine writer W.C. Heinz: ``As television continues to provide instant gratification at the expense of contemplative enjoyment, the leisurely pace of baseball as we have always known it will be reflected in falling ratings and ballpark attendance. The rule changes that follow, in an attempt to inject added excitement, will include the manager's prerogative to rearrange the batting order as the game progresses. . . .'' So far, only Little League has caught onto that one. - Finally, from Martin Abramson, former sportswriter sports·writ·er n. A person who writes about sports, especially for a newspaper or magazine. sports for the New York Herald Tribune The New York Herald Tribune was a daily newspaper created in 1924 when the New York Tribune acquired the New York Herald. The Herald Tribune : ``As electronic games featuring sports become more sophisticated, professional leagues will be formed. Their members will play games at home, compete with others also at home, via electronic and cable connections. (It will lead to) a new breed of sports performers who don't have to be physically strong or require constant training.'' In other words Adv. 1. in other words - otherwise stated; "in other words, we are broke" put differently , welcome to Internet fantasy leagues. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO no caption (cover of ``The People's Almanac Presents the Book of Predictions'') |
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