Fun for me and baseball addicts everywhere

Spring Training is here. It really is. I've scoured the Internet for some photos representing a couple of different teams (and, the Yankees, of course).

Enjoy the pics and I hope to get more out in the next few days.

Barry Zito

Curtis Granderson and Derek Jeter

Todd Helton

Phil Hughes

Joba Chamberlain

Mark McGwire

Pablo Sandoval

Rafael Rodriguez

CC Sabathia at Steinbrenner Field

38 Days til Pitchers and Catchers

With that being said, as a Yankee fan I wonder about what condition Jorge Posada will be in. I have all the faith in the world in Jorge, but not everyone sees it that way. I understand that he can't catch forever and that is a very physically demanding position to play, but he does not want to play first base, and well with Mark Teixeira here he won't be playing first base.

I am very eager to see what happens, and I have only seen one semi-recent interview with Jorge on the YES Network with Michael Kay. Jorge said he will be ready to go, and will not play first base. Great, but what happens when or if he can't catch sooner than later? We locked him up in a long-term (for his age, and position) contract and we signed a first basemen for $180 million. Does he eventually DH? I don't know, but I know if he can't catch he is not going to be a happy guy.

I'm probably the only person thinking about this today but, after the press conference it hit me and I have been pondering it.

Is it March yet?

The northeast had an unseasonably warm today. I spent the day working, but it was in Wildwood, N.J. When I could stand on the beach with a short-sleeved shirt on in December, it really only makes me think of one thing.

Sadly, it’s not Global Warming. That was the second thought.

The first was Spring Training. I like football. As a New York Giants fan, it didn’t get much better than last year. This year is shaping up to be a great one as well.

But baseball.

Sweet, sweet baseball.

I love the sport. I would even call it a passion. It’s the reason my life has ended up the way it is. Baseball, in a sense, has directed my life. So, usually the first thing I think about is Spring Training when the weather starts getting warmer.

Although, it shouldn’t be warm yet.

It’s still 2008 and fans in the area are basking in the glow of the Phillies World Championship. It makes me eager for the season and the New York Yankees to get on the field. My ideal World Series would be the Yankees and Phillies, simply because I’m greedy and would be able to go to all the games for free.

So, here’s to the warm weather and the countdown to Spring Training.

In case any one was wondering, my New Year’s wish is to get Andy Pettitte back with the Yankees. (No, not sheets like I got for Christmas.)

By the way, the dot on the mound is a Christmas tree. It's field at Yankee Stadium.

-Sooz