Bring on the Manatees!

Every year at this time of year, an epic battle is waged on the fields of Bradenton. The mighty Pittsburgh Pirates of the North face off against the portly Manattee County Manatee Community College Manatees in the only game that matters during every baseball season. Because, we know the Pirates are going to finish with a losing record, but if they lose to the Manatees, well, that's just embarrassing.

OK, actually it's a meaningless scrimmage in which our 8th team scrubs will beat up on a bunch of community college kids. But it's baseball, people! Baseball! Seriously, bust out those Pirate caps, dust off your copy of Major League, renew those subscriptions to MLB.tv, do whatever it is you do when baseball starts because it's here.