As of today (I'll round up to Tuesday), only 89 days until Cubs-Cards season opener. That's too far away. Gotta look forward to Spring Training first. I never look forward to Spring Training. I really don't get you. For most of our lifetime that is the best time to be a Cubs fan. There is something so optimistic about the spring training, the coming of better weather, seeing the green of the diamond, seeing the young kids who you pin hope for the future on, just everything about it is great. I mean you love college football and all it is is a six month exhibition season followed by a beauty contest. If Spring Training was, say, 2 weeks long, it would be great. But it's endless and boring and by the first week of March, it's a slow, painful march towards Opening Day.