The Insider

Yesterday I gave my impression of what Spring Training looks like, filtered through a computer screen and 4,000+ miles of ocean. Paul from the SS Mariner is one of the lucky souls who is actually there seeing it first-hand. He's managed to escape the Pacific Northwest for a few days and is enjoying some quality downtime in Arizona.

In amongst all the 'we're not really analysing this' analysis from around the Spring Training camps, it's nice to see someone just enjoying the sun and re-connecting with baseball - not the scores, just the game itself:

The particulars of the game are of little if any interest - Piniero got rocked, giving up 7 runs in the first inning, before Aaron Looper came in and settled down the M's, who rallied for two to narrow the lead to just the 12 runs in the 7th, for a final of Padres 15 Mariners 2 - but what was of interest was everything surrounding the game.
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So, long story short, I'd love to give you a rundown of who impressed and who didn't, but I turned into an excited 9 year old today so I can't. All I can give you is the idea that you have to go to spring training at least once in your life.

That's the beauty of Spring Training - it allows the 'excited 9 year old' in all of us to express him-/herself freely...