I haven’t listened to the pitchers and catchers report once this year, guys. Quite truthfully, I’m avoiding baseball entirely. Avoidance seems to be the best way for me to deal with a bout of cognitive dissonance that began last spring, when I, a supposed tried and true Yankee fan, got all hot and bothered by another team. To make matters worse, that team was the Mets. ### I married into Yankee fandom eleven years ago. My husband, a California native, traded in his beloved Padres for the Pinstripes when he arrived in New Jersey as a teenager. We had … Continue reading →