The fantasy of any sports always includes the omniscient fast-forward and rewind buttons of memory. Oh, to be an old Brooklyn Dodgers fan and be able to travel back to Oct. 3, 1951, and whisper into Ralph Branca’s ear: “Maybe go with the curve on this one, Ralphie.”
Oh, to be an old Browns fan, to travel back to old Cleveland Stadium on Jan. 4, 1981, and sidle up to Brian Sipe in the huddle as he’s calling for “Red Right 99” and scream in his ear hole: “Remember what Coach Ruttigliano said! Throw the ball in Lake Erie!