It's the first day of Spring Training and there are already too many distractions. Spring Training is about preparing for that 162 game season, working on fundamentals, hitting, pitching and learning how to communicate with Fukudome. Not about whether Aramis Ramirez raises chickens for cockfighting in the Dominican Republic. Not about bold predictions, as given by Ryan Dempster, who is not sure if he's even going to gain one of the starting positions in the rotation.
It is also not the time to bring in the Tribster's Crane Kenney to talk to the team about the potential sale on the horizon. Regardless of who owns the team this season, the players are going to give it their all, and push to end the drought. They are being payed to play, and that is what they are going to do for any owner.
What happened to Spring Training being about the game of baseball. All this nonsense makes me long for the injury reports.
Keywords: Aramis Ramirez, Chicago Cubs, Fukudome, Ryan Dempster, Spring Training
