153 days ago, there was suddenly no more baseball, and there hasn't been ever since, unless you're some kind of coward that counts spring training or like Cuban stuff or whatever. Tomorrow, however, a beautiful thing will happen: there will be baseball. Shortly after 2:00 my time, Francisco Liriano will pick up a little white round thing and throw it towards a guy with a stick, and all will be right in the world again, if only for a few months. Kiss your wives or girlfriends goodbye.

Potential storylines include, but are not limited to:

• David Ortiz' sad Jeter-style handjob tour
• Zack Greinke will try to lead the hapless DBacks to relevence
• Darvish
• TROAT
• LOLPhillies
• Cubbies dynasty: Year 1 of many
• Mets and Indians rotations
• Montreal?!?
• Red Sox $38MM bench
• Yankees 3-headed bullpen monster
• Vince Cully's farewell tour that doesn't tour
• Tim Raines HOF

Of course, none of that is relevant, since it's an even numbered year.

I dunno, is that enough words? Post your favorite gifs and spam nonsense about your favorite teams below, I guess. Sad about my not including your team in the OP? Shut up, it's nicer than the one you made.

OP TBE

obligatory love for your 2016- ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Anybody go to random games at Wrigley? I'm looking at going to go for a Cards/Cubs game in August or so. I've never been to Wrigley. Right now it's sold out ldo, and even bleacher seats are going for $100+ on stubhub. Will tickets generally drop over the course of the year, stay steady, or even go up? I really don't want to drive to Chicago and risk not even getting tickets, so buying day of game isn't really an option.

We've got the band back together:

Hooray for baseball!

Only 1 day left to get in an entry for the MLB PEEHS contest I'm running!

Every regular who posts or lurks in this thread should put together an entry.

It's free and it'll be lots of fun

It's still spring training, but it's baseball damn it.

In for even year bull****

And God willing the Giants Doyers NLCS I've wanted for so long

Love this line from a rotoworld blurb:

It would have been embarrassing had the Phillies' regulars lost to the prospects. But it's also embarrassing that the Phillies' prospects lost to the regulars. Oh well.

I live a few blocks away. You can literally always buy tickets day of. There's tents around with ticket brokers selling tickets. On day of, you can get cheaper tickets and even find almost face value a day or 2 before. If you come to wrigley, my recommendation is get there early and go to a local drinking establishment beforehand as we have many. Do not under any circumstance drive, figure out public transportation. Don't pass out or pee on my lawn, but enjoy yourself!

lol NL

I need to not be a lazy POS and fill it out. When is the strict deadline?

First game is Sunday at 1 pm eastern

Like sin.

This.

OP is clearly missing:

* Bat flips. CONTROVERSY!!!
* Tanking.

in

Did MLB explain why the first game is Sunday? Can't ever remember it being that way

Taking on Jesus.

For as long as I can remember there's been one ESPN evening game on Sunday. I don't recall there ever being more than one though.

get your money down now for the new HR king

thats not bryce harper