The Worst Month

Well, February is here and in Denver the temperature is a balmy -10 degrees.
February has always been, in my estimation, the worst sports month of all. That is why God made it 28 days. He hates February too.
February isn't as bad as it used to be in a sporting sense. The Super Bowl has creeped into the month. For those who like car racing, the Daytona 500 is this month. Which always baffles me. If it is the marquee race of the year, why do they have it in February? Wouldn't that be like having the World Series in April or the NBA finals in November, which come to think of it, would be a good idea. Get rid of that crap as fast as we can. Every four years the Winter Olympics come around and that's not too bad. Except for the figure skating, specifically the male figure skating.
But the highlight of the sports calendar for me this month is that pitchers and catchers report to spring training. Yes, that trumps the Super Bowl and anything else that February has to offer.
I don't know why but seeing highlights on TV of pitchers throwing, doing PFP (pitchers fielding practice) and jogging on the warning track makes me feel good. The sunshine and warm weather reminds me that spring is just around the corner, once we get past February. Thank goodness it's not a leap year.
Now, time to get some more hot chocolate and look forward to February 14th. Not for Valentines Day, that scam holiday, but for pitchers and catchers. Baseball will soon be back.