uniform and say he played for the Cubs, without getting laughed at. “He opened the door and found Eddie dead. Eddie must have had a premonition, for he had changed into his Chicago Cubs uniform. His cap, glove, and brand-new spikes were laid out beside his bed” (196). Eddie wanted to die wearing his Chicago Cub uniform to show how proud he was to play in the majors. Eddie was no longer a fraud and his statistics would now be found in the baseball encyclopedia.Ray’s field helped fulfill his own dream as well as the dreams of other men, and these were all dreams that the men would never forget. Ray built the field to see his father again, and this dream did come true. He was thrilled when he saw his father warming up on the field. He was breathless when he got the chance to walk and talk with his father again. Moonlight Graham finally got to bat in the majors just like he always dreamed. Graham hit the ball to right center, and this was his first hit in the majors. Eddie Scissons finally got to play for the Chicago Cubs. When he saw himself trot on to the field he jumped for joy. When the announcer announced his name, Eddie was proud that he could now prove that he was the oldest living Chicago Cub. Ray built the field mainly for his own dreams, but it turned out that he also fulfilled to dreams of other men, and all these fulfilled dreams made them very happy. ...
