March 2nd isn't February 2nd

February 2nd, Groundhog Day, is not the same as March 2nd, which is simply March 2nd. That's why this year I'm going to try and make March 2nd a really special day. I'm going to go coach little league baseball out in the sunshine on a beautiful San Francisco day. As I recall, Puxatony Phil gave us some bad news in that he saw his own shadow, indicating 6 more weeks of winter. Well today I'm not going to give any of the 13-14 year olds on my team any bad news. I'm not going to say, "Paul, hope you're ready to sit on the bench all year," or "Danny, I wouldn't get your hopes up for improving." It's going to be all encouraging, and maybe a little confusing for the kids. If I hit a fly ball and a kid drops it, instead of telling him to run a bunch of laps I'll simply say, "hey, it's ok, I like your t-shirt." I'm sure he'll catch the next one. Or maybe not. But at least he will know that I appreciate his sense of style, and that's really important in baseball.

I wish a happy March to everyone, and here's to 6 less weeks of winter...