With less than a week until pitchers and catchers report to the Cincinnati Reds spring training facility in Goodyear, Arizona, I am once again debating the merits of whether or not to capitalize Spring Training or not. It happens around this time every year, as the concept of it morphs into something of a formal event the same way that Opening Day does, too - singular in expectation with such an anticipation that it feels like a holiday, something you treat as such.
I’m sure once we reach the 16th Cactus League game when half of every roster is tied up in the World Baseall Classic it will return to simply being spring training, but for now, I’m excited about the looming return of Spring Training.