The four months of purgatory, between the end of one season and the beginning of another, is over! The flowers are blooming, the weather is beautiful, and there’s an extra bounce in my step. Yes folks, the official beginning to Spring Training is only hours away. Some players, like Sam Fuld, are already in Port Charlotte. “First day in Port Charlotte. White baseballs, freshly cut grass, new glove all tough to beat!!!” said super Sammy, in a tweet.
Pitchers and catchers report bright and early tomorrow. To say that there is again (and for good reason) a buzz surrounding the Rays would be like saying Luke Scott looked like the Wolverine yesterday at FanFest. Uh, I’ll post that picture soon.
Nevertheless, It’s time to close up shop on the Hot-Stove period, and knock of the dust and cobwebs that otherwise accrued on our nimble little fingers over the course of the last four months. Ladies and gents, baseball season is upon us! And well, we couldn’t be more excited!
We’ll be posting photos from FanFest shortly. In the meantime, did you take any photos yesterday? Would you like to share them with the (ha) world? Well, send them our way!
By the way, check out the today’s edition of Times, either online or in print. Topkin and company published some amazing pieces to warm you up. We’ll post links to those pieces soon.
Get pumped, it’s time for Raysball season! As always, GO RAYS!
2/20/12 Update: Today’s the day! So, where do you see the Rays finishing this year? Also, how deep will they get in the post-season? Leave your comments below.
Can’t wait! Sucks I couldn’t make it out to Fanfest yesterday, can’t wait to see pictures. Did any of our stickers happen to make their way into the crowd?
Yeah dude, it was totally a blast! I think they said 25,000+ came through the doors; that was up from last year. Whether or not that translates into more folks in the seats, is beyond me. Robb said he could find out if the season ticket numbers are up from last year as well. We passed some out at Fergs, and I dropped some off at some stores around downtown. So psyched!