Spring training, despite it ultimately being just another part of the waiting game, is where hope is supposed to spring eternal. Grizzled veterans are meant to oppose Father Time and continue to play a productive role in a young man’s game, while those same young men fight to earn a spot at the highest level of the sport. And most days, it’s kind of like that. Sure it can be boring, but it’s better to have a boring and uneventful day since most eventful days in spring are usually the result of someone getting injured.
Unfortunately, today is one of those eventful days.