Saturday, February 17, 2007

Spring has sprung

Here in central AZ it's sometimes hard to tell, since we never have winter (a couple of days where the high temp only reaches the mid-50s is most definitely NOT winter), but the surest sign of spring unfolded acrossed the valley and all over Florida this week:

Pitchers and catchers reported.

Yes!

Right now, Matsuzaka is worth every penny the Red Sox paid;

Right now, Schilling is poised for a huge comeback year;

Right now, the bullpen-by-committee approach will work for the first time in MLB history;

Right now, JD Drew will stay healthy, or at least start playing through aches and pains;

Right now, the phrase "that's just Manny being Manny" means get ready for 40-120-.310;

and right now Ortiz is adding another yet another entry in his "Best Waiver Wire Pickup Ever" Hall of Fame resume.

Right now, the Yankees aren't in first.

:))

Important dates:

April 20 - 1st regular season game against the Yankees; Fenway Park, 7:05 p.m. Eastern.

September 16 - last regular season game against the Yankees; Fenway Park, time TBD.

Later!

1 comment:

Ted McLaughlin said...

And right now, even the Rangers have a chance -
but that probably won't last long after the season starts.