Now that we have survived the new year it's time to start preparing for Spring Training. My first purchase was actually on Black Friday where Sports Authority had all of their balls on sale for 50% off, including ROMLB! They had a limit of 6 per customer, so I made every relative with me buy 6 until I had bought the store out. Each ROMLB was contained in the plastic display case and ended up costing $8.99 per ball and case. Seriously you can't beat that anywhere! My advice to those who missed the sale, please make a note and remember next Black Friday where I truly hope they run the same sale.
My next step in preparation was to begin locating high definition 8x10 photos of current players to print. I have just about every Grapefruit League 40 man roster done, and a few Cactus League teams to finish up. In addition to printing 8x10 photos, I finally printed the 40 man rosters for every team, including the non-roster invitees, and coaches. I try to wait till mid January because free agents are still being signed; however, I plan to reprint and revise my master lists closer to Spring Training start date.
Currently, I'm trying to organize my cards by team. I try to bring at least 2 cards of every player and coach listed to Spring Training games and practices. Ebay is a good way to find individual players I may be missing.
Please let me know what everyone else is doing in preparation for this Spring Training season!
