I have a dream, and it goes something like this.

It’s late October 2024, and a brisk autumn breeze is whipping down the narrow canyon of buildings that line West Pratt Street in Baltimore. On any other day, Pratt would be clogged with cars headed to the business offices and tourist attractions around the Inner Harbor. But this isn’t any other day. Pratt has been blocked off, and I, along with tens of thousands of joyous baseball fans, line the sidewalks as the Baltimore Orioles are paraded toward Camden Yards to celebrate the team’s first World Series championship in 41 years.