The snow pile remains on my driveway. It is dirty. A reminder of the winter of 2015.
The snow pile’s days are numbered. The calendar says baseball. The grass will turn green. Flowers will emerge from the ground. Leaves will return to the trees.
Baseball will be played. Here’s what I’m looking forward to in 2015.
I’m really excited to watch the Red Sox. Can’t wait to watch Mookie Betts in centerfield. This team should score plenty of runs.
I’m optimistic that Pedroia is healthy. Napoli’s offseason surgery should help. Boegarts should take a step forward at shortstop.
The additions of Hanley Ramirez and Pablo Sandoval will greatly improve production over 2014 in LF and 3b.
Rusney Castillo should be starting in right come May.
The pitching remains a question mark. Clay Buchholz has never been able to be consistent. He’s either been brilliant or terrible. The bullpen scares me but I’m optimistic the talent in the minors can help fill this need.
This team is probably good enough to make me sign back up for cable. No matter how the season unfolds it should be an interesting year for the Red Sox. They are unlikely to be terrible.
No matter what I’ll take baseball over a snow pile any day.
Here’s to dirty snow becoming dirty water.