The first games are on February 28, with 28 of 30 teams playing, the reason not all teams play the first day is beacuse there are 15 teams in Florida's Grapefruit League and 15 in Arizona's Cactus League. The Mets and Cubs open the following day, March 1, with the Mets at the Marlins and Cubs at Padres.
This Baseball on Deck blog was pretty much idled last year, but it's back up for the 2021 season, hoping all goes well now that the coronavirus seems to be a fading memory.
Fans without masks? Probably not right away, but likely by the first of June at the latest in most ball parks. COVID's been a major P.I.T.A. for most of us, but government restrictions have been worse. Hopefully, the governors in baseball states will back off and allow us the national pastime without undue influence on the rules and the fans.
This blog is likely to be undergoing some changes, such as a new name, leaning towards "Baseball Beat", and a new home, at Downtown Magazine, though we'll likely continue to mirror here at Blogger under the same URL.
Players of the Day will continue, most likely, to be the main focus, but yours truly, Fearless Rick, a baseball fanatic to the core, desires more in-depth articles and insights. I'll see how that develops, as I wear more hats than are good for me, but hopefully will not be too busy to enjoy watching major league games and writing about the great sport of baseball.
See you in the bleachers, ya bums!
-- Fearless Rick
