Spring training starts today. At this very moment Im hearing the first ads of the season for "large pepperoni pizza". I love the American carefree attitude to snacking. They just dont give a shit. Fantastic.
The Phillies have made very few changes to their world series winning team of last year. Losing Pat Burrell was a shame as he was someone who was great to watch when he hit a hot streak, but theyve traded up in Ibanez. A few changes to the bullpen, which should hopefully not disturb the best pen in the league. All in all I think we're still better than the Mets. Also great to see Jamie Moyer still going for another 2 years. Hes going to be 48 and still playing in the Major leagues. I think it goes to show cricketers are retiring a little too early. No reason spinners like Murali cant go into their late 40s as long as they are up for it. Far too much pressure is put on the older players to 'make way' when they hit their mid 30s. In baseball, due to the franchise system, you play as long as you perform and want to. There are disadvantages to the franchise system, but Cricket could learn a lot I think.
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