LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Nearly every conversation that is shared with a member of the baseball world after the New Year seems to include the question, "When are you heading down to Spring Training?"
Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox recently said these exact words with a sense of excitement that cemented the belief that 50-plus years in the game does nothing to dull the anticipation of a new baseball season.
There is just something special about the uncertainty that awaits over the seven-plus-month stretch that begins in the middle of February and ends for two fortunate teams near the start of November.