The cold before the season

With only a few days left until pitchers and catchers report, it seems only fitting that those of us in the Chicago area are about to go face to face with the coldest week of the winter.  It seems this is an annual thing-the cold before the season.  Cold happens, but it is a refreshing cold this time of year, because in just a few days, when we all turn on Sportscenter the lead story will be about baseball. 

I am not certain there is anything more romantic, with Valentine's Day just around the corner, than seeing grown men throw a ball back and forth for no reason other than they can.