Among baseball fanatics the day when pitchers and catchers report to spring training is a celebrated holiday. It officially signals the start of the new season. With each passing day more and more players will be joining the team and taking the field. Soon enough (March 3rd to be exact) the exhibition games will begin. All the speculation and hopes about the upcoming season can now be attended by observation. We can finally kick it into gear, even though I still see some snow outside my window.
Links aplenty:
Yankees report to camp in sunny Tampa, Florida. Quote from Jorge Posada: "To repeat you have to have a good team, and we have a very good team. It's all up to us to put it together like we did last year and click at the right times."
Joe Girardi press conference via the LoHud Yankees Blog, complete with audio.
Javier Vazquez reports to camp excited to be back in pinstripes.
C.C. Sabathia has begun his throwing program and is hungry for another title.
Girardi to use Spring Training to figure out batting order.
The New York Daily News sees a very determined team reporting to camp.
Yanks might be interested in Chan-Ho Park. He had some excellent performances in the World Series last year.
The Yankees invited five additional players to Spring Training yesterday, bringing the total number of non-roster invitees to 25.
In Red Sox news, Dice-K is hurt and will likely miss the start of spring. The first comment on the post, by a disgruntled Sox fan, is priceless.
NY Daily News spring preview, the five biggest story lines heading into camp.
New uniform numbers have been dished out, as expected Joe Girardi is now sporting the number 28.
You can find your basic Spring Training information and schedule on the Yankees official website. If you want a more comprehensive guide, complete with promotional giveaway details (C.C. Sabathia Bobble Head Day is March 3rd) and hotel recommendations, check out the Steinbrenner Field website.
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