The Mighty Casey story
A baseball manager takes his team to the championships thanks to a robot pitcher. Directed by: Alvin GanzerRobert Parrish. Story by: Rod Serling.
7 total · 1 choice · 4 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| android | choice | The Hoboken Zephyrs were on track for a last place finish in the standings until an android pitcher, named Casey, joined the team. |
| AI point of view | major | The android pitcher Casey lost his touch after he started feeling compassion for the opposing players. |
| AI rights | major | Central to this story was whether and to what extent an android could be recognized as humans with the rights and privileges thereto. |
| compassion | major | Casey was motivated by a newfound sense of compassion to retire from pitching and get into social work. |
| the game of baseball | major | The addition of the android pitcher Casey to the Hoboken Zephyrs roster transformed the team overnight from a bunch of lovable losers to a contender for the pennant. |
| maker and machine | minor | Dr. Stillman and his android baseball pitcher Casey. |
| super strength | minor | The android Casey was super strong. |