Roger Dean Stadium, located in the Abacoa neighborhood of Jupiter, Florida, and seen in the background of the above photo, is pretty quiet now, but in exactly ten weeks spring training begins, and things will pick up pretty quickly. Pitchers and catchers report on Wednesday, February 12th (Lincoln's birthday, I might add), and the rest of the team reports the following Sunday. At Roger Dean Stadium, the St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins play their spring training games. Down in West Palm Beach, the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros will be working out, and the New York Mets play up in Port St. Lucie. Unfortunately, my South Side heroes, the Chicago White Sox, the Colorado Rockies, my adopted hometown team, and even those hapless North Siders, the Chicago Cubs, all train in Arizona. Which is a shame. The White Sox, as loyal fans will remember, set a Major League record last year for most losses in a season, which was quite an achievement. I can't wait to see what they will do next season. Only time will tell. As for the Rockies, everyone in Colorado knows what they will do next year (finish last, as usual). The Cubs, of course, will always be the Cubs. Give their fans hope early in the season and crush their spirits at the end. The White Sox will never do that. Consistency has its value.
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