Today is the day pitchers and catchers report in Florida and Arizona, marking the start of baseball's spring training for 2021. This is usually a very happy time, although with Covid-19 still plaguing the country - not to mention the world - nobody is sure what the season will look like. Happily, as of now, a limited number of fans will be allowed to attend exhibition games this year. The photo above, by the way, is of Detroit Tigers power hitter Cecil Fielder, taken by me at a spring training game between the New York Mets and the Tigers in Port St. Lucie, Florida, back in 1996. Fielder was traded mid-year from Detroit to the New York Yankees, and helped them win the World Series that fall. This career move might well turn out to be an inspiration for Colorado Rockies players. The Rockies are predicted to be the worst team in baseball this year, after trading all-star third baseman Nolan Arenado. I suspect the team's remaining stars are hoping to have a good first half of the season, so that they too might be traded to a World Series contender. Better work especially hard this spring, guys.
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