Spring is in the air

Today it was over 40 degrees in Pittsburgh, the sun was shining, and I have to say that as fun as the football playoffs were this year, I'm ready for some baseball. Something about the weather and this time of year just makes it feel like it's time for Spring Training, and right on cue the pitchers and catchers will be reporting to Bradenton tomorrow. Jayson Stark has a good article about the beginning of spring and everything that happened this offseason. He doesn't actually mention the Pirates at all (how is Jeromy Burnitz not one of the worst contracts?), but it's still good enough to get anyone ready for baseball season.