I’ve always said there’s two seasons in the year; football and baseball. Once the Super Bowl is over, I shift gears to focusing on prospect lists, season previews and looking forward to Opening Day.
This year is a little different. Long Island, never known to be a popular winter vacation spot, is looking more like Sochi, Russia. Unless you are training to fight Ivan Drago, there’s not really a reason to be in three feet of snow.
If this was January, it would be one thing. We are two week away, however, from most Long Island teams opening up there season. With no tropical storms on the horizon, the snow will likely force most seasons to be pushed back a few days.
It will be difficult for pitchers to acclimate themselves to an outdoor mound immediately. Most teams have not had many opportunities to play on their fields, which could pose challenges come the end of the month.
In the meantime, players are forced to take their workouts, batting practice and bullpen sessions indoors and dream about the dog pile in May.
Keep watching the MLB Network, and in a few weeks it will be back to sunshine and turnstiles.
