We return after a short absence to review a surprise for one of our hosts.  A trip to Sarasota for Jake yields stories and gushing on how amazing Spring Training was.

Spring Training Review

* Details on Sarasota and Ed Smith Stadium

* Actual baseball thoughts

* The Brian Roberts Watch

* Ryan Flaherty making an impression

* Is it hard to evaluate pitching progress for home games against scrubs?

* Matsuz is still starting…will he be the 5th starter?

WBC

* The Dutch are out of the tournament.  Now who cares?

* How could the tournament be changed so that it’s not the NIT of baseball?

Looming MLB/NFL scheduling conflict

* What to do about Ravens opening day?

* Is Angelos evil, or is NFL ego at fault?

* What is the impact on future Orioles playoff scheduling?

* Is this only news because the NCAA tournament hasn’t started?

As giddy as a kid on Christmas…

 

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