Since I grew up in the Forest City in the 50's/60's, I remember such legends as Fred 'Wingy' Whitfield and 'Immortal Joe' Azcue manning the Tribe, with Jimmy Dudley doin' his best to make the inedible palatable. The horrific tease of the late 90's just made it worse.

For those of us who don't really care all that much about the Sox/Yankees, the prospect of, say, an Indians/Cubs World Series would be a true wonder, even if it didn't register above the noise in the ratings.

Same for ND. Being there in the era of Parseghian makes the present mainly sad. Thing is, ND was a dominant force before the NCAA became a Really Big Business. If I would wave that magic wand, I'd put college football back where it belongs, a pleasant weekend diversion and nothing more.

This is mike alexander, rounding third, and heading home...

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