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Wheats And Chaffs From Early Spring Training Successes

Related Topics: Brent Rooker, Shea Langeliers

Welcome to the Cactus League, home of the mirage except when it isn’t. What an electric weekend in Las Vegas, except apparently someone neglected to plug anything in and so the stands were not filled Friday and the atmosphere was a bit “Fireside Chatty”.

But all the patrons were confirmed alive, left to ponder why an armadillo mated with a sectioned grapefruit to produce a rendering that looks like it will fit quite nicely on 12 acres or so (2,500 parking spots can be squeezed in through a simple gondola, I’m sure) and should cost no more than $1.