It can be easy, especially now, to be cynical about the idea of professional sports. It can also feel silly to get excited about watching grown men essentially engaging in solitary practice sessions. But all that aside, it’s hard to deny that seeing players from your favorite team start to prepare themselves for the season ahead gets the enthusiasm building.
The offseason is long, especially so when your beloved team isn’t making a lot of splashy moves, so as it gets closer to spring training fans can start to glom on to any kind of content that shows their team in action again (or is that just me?