The pain from the Eagles’ Super Bowl defeat to the Chiefs still stings fresh, but happily, baseball is here to act as our Neosporin.
Incredibly, pitchers and catchers are set to begin reporting to Clearwater on Thursday, with full squad workouts beginning on Tuesday, February 21. Your pennant-winning, NL champion Philadelphia Phillies will begin real baseball activities within hours of reading this, with fake games not far behind.
The Phillies World Series run was handed off to the Eagles, who have passed the baton back to the Phils. I could get used to this, but the time for moral victories is over.