The Countdown Is On… Baseball Is Coming!

That’s right kids, baseball is on the way. There are less than 2 weeks until pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training and I can’t wait for it!

Every year the boys of summer take to Florida and Arizona while I get ready for my birthday. And every year since I was a little boy I’ve said that someday I’m going to go down and watch the Toronto Blue Jays prep for the season.

This year is not that year.

However, that does not mean that I’m not excited for the upcoming season. Excited to be back at the Rogers Centre. Excited to clap and cheer. Excited to watch west coast games on Wednesday nights and tweet about them with other die-hards.

I’m eager to see Jose Bautista on the Canadian cover of MLB2012 The Show.

I’m  hopeful of a healthy, strong year from our starting rotation.

I’m pumped up for a full season of Brett Lawrie.

I’m confident in the bullpen.

I’m looking forward to a more experienced John Farrell.

I’m an excited fan and it’s only the 10th of February.

Speaking of the 10th of February, here’s the active roster as of today from BlueJays.com…

37. Henderson Alvarez
58. Chad Beck
34. Joel Carreno
27. Brett Cecil
48. Francisco Cordero
46. Evan Crawford
4. Kyle Drabek
36. Alan Farina
49. Danny Farquhar
54. Jason Frasor
44. Casey Janssen
51. Jesse Litsch
35. Trystan Magnuson
29. Dustin McGowan
23. Brandon Morrow
38. Darren Oliver
47. Luis Perez
24. Ricky Romero
21. Sergio Santos
33. Carlos Villanueva
9. J.P. Arencibia
15. Travis d’Arnaud
6. Jeff Mathis
30. David Cooper
10. Edwin Encarnacion
5. Yunel Escobar
3. Adeiny Hechavarria
2. Kelly Johnson
13. Brett Lawrie
26. Adam Lind
18. Mike McCoy
66. Mike McDade
1. Luis Valbuena
19. Jose Bautista
11. Rajai Davis
8. Ben Francisco
28. Colby Rasmus
74. Moises Sierra
45. Travis Snider
14. Eric Thames

As of right now these are your 2012 Toronto Blue Jays.

Things will change. AA will pull the trigger on some moves. Dudes will come up and go down. That’s the way it works. But as fans we are more than ready for it!

I love this time of year. I can say ridiculous things like “maybe if we’re close at the break we should look at Manny” and “I can’t wait for the new wildcard spot to open, that thing is ours”.

I love the optimism. I love that it’s true baseball fans that are paying attention. I love baseball.

Spring Training starts in less than 2 weeks and the regular season starts in less than 2 months.

Better start getting ready!

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