ORLANDO — Here, in the land of Dreamers, baseball is still a romantic’s game.

It is coifed fields and youthful prospects. Devoted fans and timeless stories. It is yesterday’s memories and tomorrow’s promise, and danged if it doesn’t feel worth as many checkbooks as it’ll take to make the dream come true.

So, tell me, would it be impolite to point out that history may not be their friend? That economics, politics and optics could all be standing in the way of bringing Major League Baseball to Central Florida? Do you suggest that the 75-80 million tourists at the heart of this dream are probably more interested in Fantasyland than fantasy baseball?

Or do you throw up your hands and let their optimism pull you in?

For more than 30 years, Orlando has been chasing the idea of being a baseba

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