Hope Springs Eternal!

It's the first day of Spring, but baseball's spring training is actually winding down, with the regular season set to start in about two weeks. So far, my team, the Atlanta Braves, have been just incredible in Grapefruit League games (what they call the exhibitions by teams training in Florida), with 15 wins against only 3 losses. Needless to say, that creates an awful lot of optimism for the upcoming regular season, even despite their disappointing showing last year. They've got some good young talent coming up (like pitcher Tommy Hanson in the center of the photo above), and filled some holes through trades and free agency over the winter. They certainly aren't quite the power they were through the nineties, but just maybe they'll be able to compete for a wild card playoff spot this year. But then, I guess every fan of every team is harboring the same feelings at this time of the year. For the rest of you fans who may be reading this, how about letting us know the prospects for your team in the comments, even if there're only based on Spring-fueled illusions (like mine).