A couple years ago, I came up with an outline for a fake oral history about a 40-something Barry Bonds hitting against a 40-something Pedro Martinez for three hours every day on pay-per-view. The gag was that it ruined baseball, and the sport was replaced with Bonds vs. Martinez, but I couldn't make it work. A couple of the ideas were folded into a fictional home run derby piece, and I moved on.
Until now. Because I realized that Bonds vs. Martinez for eternity is fun, but Bonds and Martinez on the same team during the height of their powers would be even better.