Unfortunately, most of us had to work today - and, unbelievably, at day jobs which do not involve baseball! As a result, we could only experience the occasion vicariously and second-hand. Still, that's why God invented social media. Or could it be... Satan? Something something idle hands... However, documenting this annual date has been a tradition for over 90 years: here's an early example of it, from 1924
The first time the phrase "pitchers and catchers report" appeared in Sporting News (March 20, 1924). pic.twitter.com/WvGtvz1GJT
— Justin McGuire (@JMcGuireSN) February 17, 2016
But let's begin at 7:10am this morning, with the Diamondbacks' official account getting things under way:
Of course, trust Clefo immediately to cast a Herzog-ian sense of doom and futility over proceedings:
PITCHERS AND CATCHERS HAVE REPORTED BUT I'M STILL DEAD INSIDE WHY GOD WHY.