Welcome to another Monday morning, Birdland. As fans in the midwest and northeast brace for another round of blistering cold weather, the Baltimore Orioles are preparing to fly south to Sarasota, Florida, where spring training kicks off in just two weeks. With FanFest now behind us, there isn’t much to look forward to between now and Opening Day, unless you’re joining the Birds in Sarasota, in which case, send plenty of pictures of warm-weather baseball by the beach.
After a six-hour round trip to Baltimore to partake in FanFest activities, I’ve had the opportunity to reflect on the interviews, conversations with both die-hard fans and the casual fan, and read the reports from Roch Kubatko, Steve Melewski, and the rest of the beat staff and I’m a little concerned.