Across a crowded league...

...every so often, I catch glimpses of former players, especially those from 2004, and it warms my heart. This is especially true when the former player is DAVE ROBERTS.

I get ESPN: the Magazine for some reason (and I mean that--I'm not sure if it was piggybacked on a gift subscription I got to SI, but I seriously have no idea why it started showing up at my house), and in the most recent issue they asked pro athletes what was on their Christmas wish list. Most of the athletes listed something either nearly or totally unattainable, such as a World Series ring.

Toward the bottom of the magazine sidebar was a familiar name: "DAVE ROBERTS, Giants LF." And this is what he said:

I'd love a recurring role on The Young and the Restless. I'm man enough to admit it.

Love.