As we brace for another winter storm here in Wisconsin, the Brewers’ pitchers and catchers report for duty today at American Family Fields of Phoenix in Maryvale, a sure sign of spring popping in on our cold, northern winter.
By the end of the day on Thursday, every team will have had its first workout, with full teams reporting for duty early next week. The Brewers open their Cactus League schedule next Saturday, February 22, with a 1:10 p.m. game versus Cincinnati.
Hope springs eternal, they say, and I think that the sunny early photos that reach us from Arizona and Florida hit a little differently for those of us who will continue to leave a shovel by the door for at least another month and a half.