Winter....is....OVER!!!

Amid my excitement for Spring Training, I have a lot to say today!

First I want to talk about the game yesterday. It was on ESPN and it was the first televised Yankee Spring Training game! I was a little irritated because I had to miss the first half because of work. But I hurried home and as soon as I turned on the TV I was freaking out excited! Jorge Posada was up to bat, and I can’t even explain it. It was just so refreshing to watch after a long and painful (Clemens) winter! The game was ok until the end when they gave up their lead in the 8^th inning. I’ll be honest, I know this is just a ST game with not even a 1/4^th of the regulars playing, but this game got me a little nervous. Especially my young pitchers JOBA, Kennedy, and Ramirez. They didn’t do that great. These are three of the guys the Yanks are relying on for the season. They HAVE to do well or there is no hope for the post-season, especially with all the talent in the AL this year. They seemed a little sloppy but I guess it’s probably because its only March 6^th. I guess the point of ST Games is to loosen up and get ready for the long haul, right?

*Hank Steinbrenner: Like father, like son.

I’m not quite sure what to think of him yet. So far, I like how he has kept the win or fail attitude, but he opens his mouth way too much. As much as I despise the Red Sox, when he accused half their team of doing steroids too, it upset me. None of them were listed in the Mitchell Report, so it makes him look like a big idiot. I don’t know, it might take a while to get use to him. It will be interesting to see how this season plays out.

*Joe Torre in Dodger Blue

Actually...this will take the longest to get used to. When I saw Joe in his Dodger stuff on SportsCenter during his ST game....

I almost shed a tear.

:'(