For, lo, the winter is past,
The rain is over and gone;
The flowers appear on the earth;
The time of the singing of birds is come,
And the voice of the turtle is heard in our land.

-- Ernie Harwell, every spring

The Tigers have shot out of the gate this spring training, even beating the vaunted Yankees. A 9th inning loss today to the Washington Nationals is the only black mark on their week-old record.

All this without Magglio or Carlos Guillen who are both nearly ready to play following off season knee injuries.

It was 65 today in Washington. Spring is right around the corner. To be sure, I'm excited about April and Opening Day and all that. But expectations are high in Tigertown. This year, I'm pretty excited about October, too!