I, too, have a dream…
Posted By Jeff Fletcher on January 19, 2009 12:37 pm
… that the Giants will acquire a player with more in front of him than behind him.
… that the A’s will admit: “OK, OK, we should have kept Tejada instead of Chavez.”
… that the phrase “industry source” will be replaced by “a scout or executive from a team that has nothing whatsoever to do with this transaction.”
… that Brian Sabean will use the term “VORP.”
… that a free agent will sign a big contract and say: “To be honest, I signed here because it was the most money.”
… that Barry Zito will stop “trying to be too fine.”
… that a sports talk radio host will replace the phrase “what I’m hearing…” with “what I’m reading on the internet…”
… that Jack Cust will hit a ground ball.
… that a team will win a division/pennant/World Series without insisting that “No one gave us a chance.”
… that Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens get on the same prison softball team.
… that a player will come to spring training and say: “Actually, I’m not in the best shape of my life.”
… that Billy Beane will admit: “I really don’t like soccer. C’mon, I’m an American!”
… that Bengie Molina will get a triple.
… that Manny Ramirez will get the money he wants … from the Pirates.
… that the A’s will change their name to the “Hollid-A’s” and he’ll stay beyond this year.
… that the Home Run Derby at the All-Star Game will get cut in half. Seriously.
… that the stat people and the non-stat people will live together in harmony. Can’t we all get along?
… that I can make enough money with this site to buy another golf ball.
Feel free to add your own!





…that Fred Lewis becomes Edgar Martinez (with the bat, not the glove), and that Pablo Sandoval hits .310/.330/.480
… that Matt Cain gets at least average Run Support in 2009.
…that I can someday be as quick and sharp as you are, and put together such an awesome list. Well done!
…that the All-Star game returns to being purely an exhibition and that no post-season games are scheduled because of it.
….that night games in the post-season start at a reasonable time (I live on the East Coast and can not stay up until 1 AM to watch the end of a game)
Pablito has got more in front, but he’s also got quite a lot behind him.
i would pick a player like chavez(at the time of the deal) a million times over tejada. Sure it looks like a mistake, but you can’t predict future injuries.