There is a time and a place for a reasonable, measured approach. For restraint, for quiet and patient contemplation, measured appropriately in stakes against the subject being contemplated. I like to think that when it matters most, I know when to apply this approach. After all, there is already so much making something out of nothing in the world of baseball writing, why add to the pile?
Well, sometimes you do it because you can, or in less formal parlance, for the “lulz”. It’s spring training. Let’s have some fun. The Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Dodgers today 11-5, and hey, it was fun.