The Baseball Analysts: Young: Unicycles and Delusion

From Trevor Hoffman to Trevor Blackwell…a new cycle indeed.

Payroll isn’t expected to change. Neither is fan cynicism or disinterest. Weather will continue to be numbingly benign, and most of us will have our health. One hundred losses is a possibility, as is a World Championship. Other possibilities include, but are not limited to:

  * Completing a triathlon
  * Winning the lottery
  * Flying to the moon
  * Getting trapped in an oil painting

Be ready. Lack of preparation is not an excuse.

Still, I find the irresistible/immovable nature of this year’s pitching staff at Petco Park… irresistible. Hey, we all have our perversions—some are more interesting than others.

I want to see how far a Geer fastball will travel in that ballpark. I want to watch Headley ride around on his unicycle in left field. I want to bask in the glow of my own delusion.

I want to hang out and enjoy the games, no matter how hard anyone tries to kill my buzz with their so-called “reality.” Is that so much to ask? Well, is it?