Field of Dreams

By David Conway

As Michael Lynch took the field Saturday, the excitement was palpable on the sideline for the Sarasota Millionaires.

“We got a mismatch over here!” one player yelled, just feet from where Lynch lines up at wide receiver. There were fewer than 4 minutes left to go in the fourth quarter, and the Millionaires were winning 41-8.

Lynch was getting his first offensive snap of the game. Still, the rest of the team was rapt with attention, prepared to take in the end of the game with a fascination not usually found at the end of a blowout.