Jake Sisko is an incredible pitcher

Hello fellow Trekkies and baseball fans.

One of the more fun episodes of Deep Space Nine, and a nice change of pace during the seventh season of the show which is neck deep in the Dominion War, is "Take Me Out to the Holosuite."

Please note, some spoilers lie ahead.

In this episode, DS9 is visited by the USS T'Kumbra, a starship with an entirely Vulcan crew, under the command of Captain Solok. Solok and Ben Sisko went to the Academy together, and Solok believes Vulcans are a superior race to Humans. Solok eventually challenges Sisko and his crew to a baseball game. Sisko, a huge fan of the game, takes Solok up on the challenge and recruits the crew and other station regulars to DS9’s team, the Niners.

Even though the Niners make a valiant effort, they end up losing to the T’Kumbra’s team, the Logicians. However, it’s not a complete blowout, and thanks to some last-minute heroics from a future Grand Nagus, the Niners snatch a β€œmanufactured triumph” from the Logicians by keeping the game from being a shutout and only losing 10 to 1.

For those of you who may not be very familiar with baseball, it is worth noting that other than Sisko, his son Jake, and Cassidy Yates, none of the Niners players have actually played the game before. In the course of only a few days, they’re able to rally as a team and hang-in with the physically and mentally superior Vulcans of the T’Kumbra. Frankly, on paper, the Niners should have gotten shellacked. However, I believe one person’s contribution in particular was pivotal to holding the Logicians to only 10 runs… Jake Sisko.

Yes, the box score for the game isn’t stellar. Jake gives up 10 runs on 14 hits (that’s a nice and even Earned Run Average [ERA] of 10.0). But, what’s really impressive is that Jake pitched a complete game. That’s to say, Jake pitched all nine innings of the game without a relief pitcher coming in to replace him. By today’s standard in Major League Baseball, that’s a rare feat.

Of course, Jake most likely didn’t have a choice. He was the only pitcher on the team with any experience at the position and nobody would have been able to relieve him anyway. In addition, we know that Jake is also batting in the game. So, no β€œdesignated hitter” to help keep his fatigue down when he’s back at the stretch.

Unfortunately, we don’t get

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Where did Jake Sisko get his shirts?

They are dope.

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Jake Sisko’s lady friend

i ain’t gonna begrudge him for this but I mean it’s a little weird that a woman that looks like she’s in her mid 20s is dating a 16 year old boy. Imagine if the genders were swapped.

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The father-son relationship between Sisko and Jake always makes me weep

I lost my father very suddenly over 40 years ago, when I was a teenager, and I miss him every day. This relationship makes my pain even sharper because it reminds me of what was torn away from me. Strange, how someone can mourn for over 40 years….

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B'Elanna Torres sighting in Elrich City bar, in uniform and everything! And Ben & Jake Sisko having a drink here, too?
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Cirroc Lofton (Jake Sisko) invited Ira Steven Behr & Robert H. Wolfe to a virtual DS9 convention - they had some interesting insights how they tackled β€œbig issues” (racism, war, …) back then

The main writers/producers of DS9 (Ira Steven Behr and Co.) had a virtual convention on Youtube two weeks ago (hosted by β€œJake Sisko β€œ Cirroc Lofton).

During the video they spent a few minutes talking how they approached all the big issues like racism, homosexuality, war, PTSD … back in the 1990ties when they were writing scripts for the show.

Some interesting insights (Avery Brooks had the reputation that he hated white people in 1992, powerful people wanted to get rid of him before the first episode), especially from minute 46:00 on regarding tackling the β€œbig issues” in a weekly SciFi show back then. Recommended.

https://youtu.be/wJQ3wlgQmR0

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Pitch image for new Trek series where adult Molly O'Brien, Wesley Crusher, Naomi Wildman, and Jake Sisko team up
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Jake Sisko has things to say about Bashirs attitude toward his parents imgur.com/gallery/Wb2QL3s
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Cirroc Lofton (Jake Sisko) shares a hot take on whether Bashirs anger towards his parents was truly justified - 7th Rule Podcast imgur.com/gallery/Wb2QL3s
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β€œThe Visitor” is as close to perfect Trek as you can get. I would have loved a scene where Sisko rematerializes while Jake was sleeping. Knowing waking him would only cause Jake pain, and his presence would only last a moment, instead Sisko just looks. A special moment that only the audience knows.
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Due to an ill-conceived promotional partnership between Paramount and the LA Metro, costume designers on DS9 were contractually obligated to produce every Jake Sisko outfit using only bus seat fabric.
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One thing I love about DS9 is the relationship between Benjamin Sisko and Jake. They have one of the best-drawn father-son relationships on TV.

Every son who had a father who was a very different personality will find it strike a chord. The obvious love between them even so is inspiring.

Kudos to both actors.

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Badasses of DS9, Day 1 of 7: Jake "the Slider" Sisko
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The reason there is no Jake Sisko in the mirror universe is because Mirror Jake killed and replaced Prime Jake just so that he could interfere with time and kill hundreds of millions of cardassians
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"A Winn for The Siskos" -a sitcom where Ben, Jake and Kai Winn share a loft at Pah Wraith Apartments...

Kai Winn has to dress up like Grandpa Sisko or the Pah Wraith landlord will kick her out --and she just can't afford the high rent at Celestial Condominiums!

A Pah Wraith in the form of Rom plays the landlord character, it's like Three's Company Meets Bosom Buddies in a wormhole.

"Why, no, Kosst Amojan.. er... I mean, Mr. Rom... I haven't seen any pesky Vedeks around here.. I've just been preparing my famous Creole shrimp and some nice hasperat... or, rather... pralines for desert..

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Does anyone else want to see a series following Jake Sisko as he reports on events in the federation

Mid way through rewatching DS9 again. Just keeping thinking this would be amazing to see!! So many great stories possible. Really get into the people dealing with issues as oppose to governments and leaders like the other star treks do. Great excuse to bring the Ferengi back if he's still living that area. His Dad is pretty magic! Any thoughts?

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Weyoun accidentally radicalized the Female Changeling against Cardassians after he gave her Jake Sisko’s biased reports that he’d been censoring instead of actual intelligence reports
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Nobody says it to their face, but everyone aboard DS9 consider Ben and Jake Sisko to be some A grade weirdo’s.

Yes, I’m of course referring to their mutual baseball obsession.

Baseball, as a sport has been more or less extinct for centuries.

(Yes, there are some β€œamateur leagues” mentioned, but they’re probably more like historical re-enactors than an actual sports league).

Now imagine your boss at work, being absolutely obsessed about some 16th century game that few people have ever heard of.

You meet him and his son in the local mall, dressed up in 16th-17th century outfits, ready to go play some Paille-Maille in the local park.

(Paille-Maille: 16th century precursor to croquet: The closest comparison I could think of.)

Every time you mention you have a day off coming up, your boss always goes: β€œOh yeah? You should totally join me for a round of Paille-Maille! Me and my son could use a Garrisonaire on our team!”

There is absolutely no way that a common lunch topic aboard DS9 isn’t: β€œWow, that Sisko is kind of a weirdo, isn’t he?!”

Often followed by:

β€œI think it runs in the family. I saw his son on the promenade the other day, and he was wearing some sort of giant, artificial hand over his normal hand. And was wearing some weird museum clothes.”

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DCEU Batman, MCU Black Widow, Wesley Crusher with no left arm, Jake Sisko vs 2 Xenomorphs

Scenario: Takes place football field. DCEU batman has his gadgets (no batmobile or plane). Black widow has her gadgets. Wesley Crushers left arm is missing and he has a tricorder. Jake Sisko has couple of sharpened pencils.

They start off opposite ends of the field

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What did Jake Sisko do with all the money he made from selling dem stem bolts?

Or rather selling the stem bolts for land and then selling the land.

Always been really curious about this, anything alluded to in canon?

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i love how jake is a normal dude and never wants to join starfleet and Sisko gave him no flak for his decision

DS9 has the best representation of kids and coming of age story in the Trekverse.

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[Star Trek Deep Space Nine] Jake Sisko once said "We work to better ourselves and the rest of Humanity." What does this mean exactly? How does the lack of money or pursuit of it work out for the Federation when they have constant dealings with species (Ferengi) who are primarily about trade/money?
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Nog joined Starfleet to get away from Jake Sisko.

The 320th Rule of Acquisition clearly prohibits the establishment of potentially-gay interspecies relationships.

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what are your thoughts on Jake Sisko not wanting to join Starfleet?

He decided as a teenager and never wavered from that. In some ways, he seemed very open-minded at least in regards to Ferengei compared to the Starfleet personnel (early on) on DS9.

I liked that he didn't get flak from Ben or anyone else for not wanting to join. Despite so many singing praises to Starfleet, it was perfectly fine for all those in uniform if you didn't want to buy into the Hype and join.

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Ben and Jake Sisko wholesomeness thread

Let's focus on something nice and that everyone can appreciate, i.e. the great relationship between Ben and Jake.

The Visitor

The Bajoran light ship (and Bashir and Jadzia)

Jake's got Nog problems

Jake brings home a date

Ben tells Jake about the Prophets

Ben asks Jake to be his best man

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Cirroc Lofton as Jake Sisko.

He often seems overlooked or underrated by fans. What did you think of him? How was the writing for Jake and the acting by Cirroc?

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Why was Captain Sisko a Giants fan but Jake a Braves fan?

From my understanding the Captain was born in Louisiana. Usually team affiliation for people in that state is either Houston Astros or Atlanta Braves. Yet Sisko wears a Giants hat during the Vulcan Holodeck game.

Jake likely was born in San Francisco while Sisko was finishing the Academy which (making assumptions) would make Jake more of a likely Giants fan, yet he wears a Braves hat.

Yes, we can chalk the Braves hat to Jake affiliating New Orleans as more his home but Ben wearing a Giants hat only makes sense if he didn’t get into baseball until he got to the Academy, but there’s no real proof of that.

Small tidbit that always interested me since I love baseball (Go Cubs Go!) and wanted to see everyone’s thoughts.

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Hranok Zar: A Bolian Lieutenant I always found interesting. During the Battle of Wolf 359, he served aboard the Saratoga, saving a hysterical Benjamin Sisko after the death of his wife. He pulled Sisko to the escape pods, securing the safety of Jake Sisko as well. An underrated and brave officer.
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Nog and Jakes Sisko committed a huge security breach when they excepted the Willie Mays baseball card from Weyoun to give to Captain Sisko. The baseball card could have been a changeling infiltrator.

Nog and Jake Sisko committed a huge security breach when they accepted the Willie Mays baseball card from Weyoun to give to Captain Sisko. The baseball card could have been a changeling infiltrator.

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Why didn’t Nog age in S4 E2, β€œThe Visitor”? The episode when Ben Sisko disappears in time-space, only to reappear and reunite with Jake every few decades. reddit.com/r/DeepSpaceNin…
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Jake Sisko’s signature

I just watched the DS9 episodes β€œThe Visitor” and β€œTake Me Out to the Holosuite”, and I noticed that the signature on one of Jake’s books in the former and Jake’s signature on the signed baseball in the latter are almost identical. Just a nice piece of continuity there.

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Only the first part of the deep space nine pilot actually happened the rest was a story written by a bored Jake Sisko along with the entirety of Voyager.

In reality the station remained in orbit of Bajor as a backwater outpost. After several years of negotiations Bajor was admitted into the federation. The most exciting thing that ever happened is that the maquis got a little to spicy for the Bajoran provisional government so Starfleet sent DS9 the USS voyager to help. The mere presence of the voyager crew on the station caused Jake to write another story where they were stranded on the other side of the galaxy.

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Ben Sisko and his son, Jake: "For you and for the boy that I was. He needs you more than you know." youtube.com/watch?v=RCqWT…
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Jake sisko gets all these fine bajoran girls because his dad is the emissary.

He just has to casually mention that his dad is ben sisko and the panties come off.

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Jake Sisko and Mardah - was this socially acceptable?

In DS9, Jake Sisko dates a woman working the dabo wheel named Mardah. Ben Sisko establishes their ages in a conversation with O’Brien: Jake is 16, and Mardah is 20. Mardah is an adult working an adult job, and Jake is a child who’s last plot involved a school science project gone awry. However, Sisko’s disapproval is just that: not outrage that his son is in a situation that is headed for statutory rape at Warp 9, just disapproval that his son is dating someone older, that is subsequently headed off when Sisko realizes his son is more β€œmature” than he thought (the proof offered is playing dom-jot and writing poetry).

We know that Sisko cares about age-related cutoffs: when he is promoted to Captain, he snatches the champagne flutes out of Jake and Nog’s hands before they can take more than a sip, because they’re underage.

No one mentions the idea of an imbalanced power dynamic that puts Jake in a vulnerable position. No one mentions any criminality. Star Trek is an American production, and nowhere in America would this relationship be considered legal and not heinous. It’s especially disturbing that the show is putting forth the idea that this minor is intellectually or emotionally mature enough to engage in any relationship with an adult because he gambles and writes. β€œYou’re not mature for your age, he’s just a predator” is advice that is unfortunately relevant and necessary, and not just for young girls.

Is there any explanation for this in the show?

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Cirroc Lofton (Jake Sisko) and co. saw three episodes of Star Trek: Picard and did a NON-SPOILER review! youtube.com/watch?v=zARy7…
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DS9 isn't about Ben Sisko, Kira, or even the station. It's the story of Jake Sisko.

The first scene shows Ben and Jake in a runabout and zooms in on the station. The very last scene shows Jake and Nerys on the promenade and zooms out from the station. Jake is in both the first and last scene.

And then it got me thinking. DS9 starts out fairly light and gets darker as the show goes on. Perhaps this could show Jake aging and being exposed to more. And I think all of the material in the show is something Jake either experienced or could have heard about from another officer or his father.

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Nog and Jakes Sisko committed a huge security breach when they excepted the Willie Mays baseball card from Weyoun to give to Captain Sisko. The baseball card could have been a changeling infiltrator.

Nog and Jakes Sisko committed a huge security breach when they excepted the Willie Mays baseball card from Weyoun to give to Captain Sisko. The baseball card could have been a changeling infiltrator.

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