Today is Magical

In less than an hour and a half from now, at 12:05 ET, a bunch of college kids will square off with Major League talent; the terrifyingly named Manatees taking on the Pirates, and the Mocs facing the Tigers. Sure, the Major League squads will be filled with ‘B’ talent and the ‘A’ talent that plays won’t be in the lineup for long, but it’s a beautiful tradition where amateurs get steamrolled by more advanced competition.

Later in the afternoon, Major League Baseball proper kicks off with the defending champion Giants starting their defense of the title with a game against the Diamondbacks. Sure, none of these games will matter, the pitchers will be throwing only fastballs, and MLB.TV won’t even be broadcasting them, but tomorrow morning the newspapers will print the first box scores of 2011.

And that is a wonderful thing.