Bryce Harper bolts D.C. for the Phillies in March — and the Nationals reach their first-ever World Series 7½ months later.
Ken Griffey Jr. and Alex Rodriguez punch their tickets out of Seattle in 2000 — and the Mariners win an MLB-record 116 games in 2001.
We therefore urge the Angels to embrace the trend, trade Mike Trout (Seattle would be nice) and start printing playoff tickets.
Headlines
• At @SportsPickle: “2039: John Madden passes away peacefully at age 103. ‘Whoooaaa. Classic case of the Madden Curse.’ ”
• At TheOnion.com: “Scientists pretending to be interested in kicker offering up brain for research.