Baseball is a cruel sport.
For most fans, over the course of a 162-game season, baseball will slowly grind all of their hopes and dreams to dust. Failing that, it will allow them a few more games before tearing their hearts out in one quick, devastating moment. 29 of 30 teams end the season without a championship, and the ending generally comes about in a painful manner.
Baseball is terrible. But spring training is here, and I’m excited. And you should be too. Hope springs anew — unless you’re a Phillies fan. Even then, spring is still a time for excitement, a time for what-ifs, a time for just-maybes.