by John Walters

Happy 77th to Doc Brown (also to Jim Ignatowski, Judge Doom, and Taber), a.k.a. Christopher Lloyd. More on him below.

Starting Five

As long as we’re doing that Murphy thing, the Cubs were knocked out of the playoffs after the first full season of Murphy Brown (1989) and during the last full season of Murphy Brown (1998)

1. Awesome Murphy!

As far as my Google searches can tell me, SB Nation (5 days ago) was the first to make a connection between the Mets’ Daniel Murphy, who homered in a sixth straight game last night, and the many other Murphys (goat, GM, announcer, stadium) who have dogged the Cubs over the decades.

So the Cubs must wait at least another year, while the rest of us wonder just what the potential for the Mets may be if they can keep all four young pitchers healthy and happy and in New York City. They’ll own this town.

In 9 postseason games, Murphy, who turned 30 on April Fool’s Day, has 7 home runs and 11 RBI

Also, are the LGM! really going to let Daniel Murphy walk after this season? Especially if he keeps hitting like this?

2. Deja Viewing

Aaron Sorkin script? Check.

Bay Area renegade genius? Check.

Bay Area renegade genius/iconoclast whom underlings found temperamental and impossible to please? Check.

Bay Area renegade genius whose sole humanizing trait was that he was a single dad with a sweet and precocious daughter? Check.

Former cast member from Superbad as the brains behind genius’s wizardry? Check.

Look familiar?

You may think you’re going to see Steve Jobs this weekend, but maybe what you’re really seeing is Moneyball with a fresh coat of paint.

3. They Even Got Huey Lewis & The News

You’ve read more than enough on October 21, 2015 and its connections to Back to the Future II. Enjoy.

4. Take A Walk!

“Put one foot in front of the other…”

While the weather remains kind, here’s a list of the “50 Best Hikes” from Men’s Journal.  Your mileage may vary.

5. Where In The World?

Yesterday: Anaconda Smoke Stack, Anaconda, Montana, the tallest man-made structure between Seattle and Minneapolis.