Talking Sports: Season's greetings

We made it!

Today is the first day of spring, and even if the weather sometimes doesn’t reflect it winter is done. As President Gerald Ford once said, “My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.”

OK, so it’s a bit strong to say that winter is a nightmare and I think Mr. Ford had something else on his mind back in August, 1974. Come to think of it, if you’ve ever spent a sweltering August day in Washington, D.C., you just might not mind a little touch of winter. But still, I think most everybody’s favorite season is spring.

Probably one of the best things about spring is baseball...