First things first. Technically, when teams report Wednesday to their stadiums to prepare for the 60-game regular season, it should be called summer training.
Spring training ended March 12 when the Grapefruit/Cactus Leagues were abruptly halted by the coronavirus. And spring itself officially came to a close June 20. So you see the problem here?
Personally, I like the term spring training 2.0. Captures the whole updated version concept. Maybe even shorten it to ST2, which I could see appealing to the younger demo that Grandpa Baseball desperately craves.
Anyway, just a thought. Given the fallout from the past week, and with baseball now finally on the horizon, there are a ton of things to discuss. So here's a rundown of a few things on my mind while I unpack, since everyone gets to stay at home for ST2 over the next three weeks.
