Spring has sprung, finally

February 15, 2008 at 2:47 am by Jim Margalus Pitchers are no longer testifying about the state of their rear ends in front of Congress and national television — now they’re throwing in Tampa, Fort Myers and Port St. Lucie. Thank God. It’s time to close the book on the longest, weirdest and saddest offseason ever. And in roughly… 12 days, 13 hours and 22 minutes or so, I’ll be arriving in Tucson for five days of baseball, bars, golf and sun … hopefully. I’ve managed to make it from Albany to Tucson before the 1:05 first pitch two years in a row, but connecting in O’Hare is always a crap shoot. Speaking of flights, I’ll be in the market for a new book to pass the five to six hours I’ll be on a plane. I’ve knocked out a couple baseball-related books this month, which is unusual since I usually use casual reading to pursue other... [read full story]