The people who buy the tickets, whose taxes pay for the stadiums, who fantasize and fret over their team like anxious parents -- they are mighty Casey at the bat.
In one scene the soldiers fantasize about having multiple wives, while the refugee-clan patriarch, who has three, drowns his sorrows in opium smoke.
And even if you don't take out a second mortgage, you can still fantasize about what the house is worth.
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June 11, 2013 - CNET
Shin-Kicking Is the World's Most Unpleasant Sport Some kids dream of becoming international soccer stars. Some kids fantasize about the NBA hardcourt. Others have their sights set on NFL glory These men are boys who grew up to become competitive shin-kickers Yes, that's right. Shin-kicking is an actual sport in one English town, and it looks just about as unpleasant as the name implies SEE ALSO: These Trick Football Hikes Will Leave You ...
June 7, 2013 - Mashable
Cal Ripken Jr in SI.com It's almost more of an extension of a boyhood dream,Ripken said. "You want to be a ball player in the worst way. Sometimes you fantasize that maybe you'll be good enough to make the Hall of Fame."
Berry Brazelton in FOXNews Children overscheduled with structured activities "are missing the chance they have to dream, to fantasize, to make their own world work the way they want it. That to me is a very important part of childhood," Brazelton said.
Dennis Kucinich in CNN As a bachelor, I get a chance to fantasize about my first lady,Kucinich said. "I would definitely want someone who would not just be there by my side, but be a working partner because I think we're in a day and age when partnerships are...