As the country is getting blasted with blankets of snow, the Grapefruit League and the Cactus League are getting ready for the return of Pitchers and Catchers. It seems so long ago since the Barry Bonds Balco trial, to the race for the record of home runs between Mark Mcguire and Sammy Sosa. It seemed that we just watched the New York Yankees win there 27th World Championship Series on their quest for being the franchise of the decade by defeating the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6 this past November. I am really looking forward to getting back to America’s pastime, the smell of pine tar, popcorn and listening to the baseball pop into the catchers mitt. Since I was a little boy, I always got goose bumps when Spring Training would start. Watching Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra to Pete Rose and the Big Red Machine, these are memories that come back when I hear that we are only weeks away from having the boys of summer return to the diamond. Every year when the new calendars come out I start to check off the days till they report to camp. We are on 37 days until we see the blue sky’s and the boys getting out the kinks. I am looking forward to seeing how all the off season moves will impact this years teams and who will strap it on and go for the Trophy. If you have time this spring make it a point that you go and see what its all about this season, you will not be disappointed.
Jan 09