Yes, it's Valentine's Day, but the Baseball fan in you should also be loving this as the day pitchers and catchers report for spring training.
Ahead lie six weeks of dispatches from Florida and Arizona about contenders and pretenders alike - all vying for attention with the latest steroid revelations and reactions, of course. But at least now it won't be all steroid news all the time, and we can all be grateful for that - although you know a momentby-moment chronicling of Alex Rodriguez's daily activities surely will be just a mouse click or a SportsCenter away.
Soon, for example, we'll know what to make of the Cincinnati Reds as they embark on their last spring in Sarasota before abandoning Florida for the dry heat of Arizona. Is there hope for this franchise - at least there seems to be some pitching - or does a ninth consecutive losing season loom?
So many questions to answer. Who's going to play left field? Who are the fifth-starter candidates? Will the real Aaron Harang show up?
Whatever happens, it's a new era, not just a new season, for the Reds, and with Ken Griffey Jr. and Adam Dunn long gone, you might need a scorecard.
? Eight burning Reds
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