Andy’s take on the spring training coverage:
“Legitimately, is there anything less interesting than Spring Training? I mean, don’t get me wrong, I love baseball, and the prospect of the Sox playing again is exciting, but why does anyone actually bother reporting from Ft. Meyers? How is this news? It’s the same fucking thing every year.

I’m convinced it’s all just an elaborate scheme perpetuated by unions to give writers and reporters a paid-vacation every year.

Think about it: every picture in the paper, and every piece of footage on TV has been literally shown a million times by now: Guys carrying bags into clubhouse. Guys walking past supportive fans onto field. Guys standing around. Light jogging. Guys playing catch. Florida sun reflecting off Terry Francona’s press-conference skull.

That’s your next two months, and if they showed you last year’s footage instead, would you even know? I mean, next to the blatant homo-eroticism, it’s the thing I hate most about professional baseball.

Major league baseball. Get excited.”