If I’m being honest with y’all, I don’t really care for Spring Training. It seems like it would be very fun to go to under normal circumstances, but the television experience does almost nothing for me, especially this deep into it. At the beginning of camp, the mere presence of baseball sights and sounds re-entering my life is enough for a quick dopamine hit. Watching the Mariners go through the rhythms of a baseball game, studying the players’ faces, and re-familiarizing with the roster is a fun springtime ritual.
But then I remember how long Spring Training is.