"Pitchers and Catchers Report."
Baseball's back, baby! Spring Training sites are opening up all over Florida and Arizona, and optimism reigns supreme. Of course, these things are relative -- for my beloved Houston Astros, optimism is all about not sucking quite so bad as last year. A 106-loss season will suck the life out of the most dedicated fan.
And it's not like the 'Stros are going to get better right away. The young guys they're playing now are mostly just place-holders for the more-talented young guys who are still a couple of years away. New guys like Jose Altuve, Jimmy Paredes, and J.D. Martinez are the best we've got right now, but they're hardly world-beaters.
I'll write more in depth about the new season after the teams have had a few weeks to settle things out. But for now, I'm just glad to see all the reports from the camps and hear all the optimism.
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