Joys of Spring Training

Hope you got all your fustration out Brian. I hope the whole "Spygate" thing goes away because this problem can not and will not get any better for the Patriots and will never make them come out on top. One remarkable fact about the spygate scandel is that bill belichick was fined an unprecedented $500,000.00. That's not even considering the fact that he also lost a first round draft pick which may not seem like much considering the Patriots have the 31st pick but in this day and age of parady in the NFL, it is painful to loose. The fact of the matter is, they were caught cheating and they got their punishment.




For my first career blog style entry I would love to say a few things about the best time of year. The time is Baseball's spring training. Football is done, basketball is on the back burner, hockey hasn't been relevant in 10 years, and I am pretty sure soccer isn't considered a sport in America anymore. This is the only time of year that great athletes like Ryan Howard, David Ortiz, and Billy Crystal can play in a fun atmosphere as rookies try to make the team and veterans try to keep there spot on the roster.

However the New York Yankees, probably in their jealousy of the Boston Redsox are trying to ruin something as fun and relaxing as baseball in March. It all began when Hank Steinbrenner beat the odds and actually got a job as part owner of the Yankees. When he said that there was no such thing as Redsox nation, I knew how awful he would end up being. His father, George Steinbrenner was a ruthless owner who would stop at nothing as well, but respected the game enough to know when he was beat. The season hasn't even started yet and the yankees are starting fights with a team who has never been over .500. They also signed an actor who hasn't had a good movie in twenty years. I guess none of this however won't be as embarrising as having the highest payroll in baseball, and not making the playoffs.

Despite all the negative the Yankees bring to baseball, the opening of the 2008 season sheds new light on a league that has been desimated by steroids. 2008 means a league without that cheater, Roger Clemens, and hopefully a league without Barry Bonds. The longer times goes on the more we can tend to forget about the 1990's, especially as the most prominate athletes from that era retire. The new season finally gives the fine people of Milwakee that rare opportunity to get tickets for the price of one prostate exam in a 39 foot medical van, the guarentee of the Cubs, not winning the world series, and the chance for millions of American's to love and hate every single player in the league, due to their prior fantasy numbers.

As spring training comes to end all we can do as fans is to hope that the injuries stop. It seems as if every team is suffering this spring season. However it's not all bad. The energy is great and all the stadiums are being filled. I just hope that the Devil Rays keep this energy all year so maybe they can win more than 11 games.