One day during Spring Training in the early 1990s, John Hart pulled out a tablet, put it on the table and in so many words, complete with jottings, told me about his blueprint for the Cleveland Indians.
Hart was in his beginning years as the Indians' general manager, he oozed with energy and it wasn't like he was re-inventing baseball, but he said his plan just might make the Tribe competitive for years to come.
I listened, wondered and was admittedly skeptical. The Indians hadn't been to the postseason since 1954.
Jacobs Field (now Progressive Field) was to open on April 4, 1994.