My first spring training was in 2014. That was the year, if you recall, that injuries ravaged the Rangers beginning with Derek Holland’s dog-tripping knee injury. That spring, nearly every morning we learned of a different player being down and out with an injury. It never stopped into the regular season and well, you remember how that turned out.
Spring training 2017 has been mostly the opposite kind of experience. (Knock on Louisville Slugger wood!) That means less hustle and bustle for reporters. Monotony can set in and the days start seeming eerily similar.