Goodbye February, Hello Baseball

For all you hearty souls that have survived the winter, keeping your spirits up with college basketball or the Olympics, fear not, you have made it. When the sun rises tomorrow it will be March and with March comes Spring Training Baseball. Pitchers and catchers reported to camp earlier this month and all across Florida and Arizona, baseball players are shaking off the winter rust and preparing for the long season ahead.

I encourage you to grab a schedule and plan a road trip this summer. Pick your favorite team or one in a city that you've never been to, check out the promotional calendar (everyone likes free stuff) and get out there. Because that's what it's all about - hitting the open road, meeting some new people, tasting new foods and just taking it easy for a few hours. By my count, we are at 11 MLB parks so far (8 current, 3 defunct). We'll keep working our way towards all 30 stadiums but in honor of Spring Training, I'll do my best to post a recap today from last year's excursion to Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida. It's home to 2 minor league teams during the season and the Spring Training home of the Florida Marlins and the St. Louis Cardinals.