It’s Opening day of Grapefruit League Spring Training for most teams. This time of year, who wins and who loses is the least important part of the game. This is all about the “training” part of Spring Training. Hope springs eternal for all 30 teams. This is the time of year when anything is possible, and 29 of the teams kid themselves into thinking that “This IS next year.” The Miami Marlins are no exception.
The Philadelphia Phillies and the Tampa Bay Rays kicked things off yesterday with 5,609 on hand at Charlotte Sports Park. The clubs combined to use 18 pitchers.