We are already counting home runs and documenting batting practice with more fervor than anything else that usually happens at spring training. The Yankees are opening the gates early this spring so fans can watch the show, and it won’t surprise anybody when they announce the same thing for regular season games in the Bronx.
The BP show is easy to get behind. It usually is immensely entertaining, even to the other players who rarely seem wowed by anything that happens in practice. Like Allen Iverson said, “We’re not talking about a game, we’re talking about practice!