- You spend hours arguing about a 33 year old career minor leaguer playing time.
- Your leadoff hitter has a career .308 OBP versus RHP.
- Joey Gathright could make your team.
- You start thinking John Buck might help this team.
- You are more excited about a non-prospect memoirs coming out than you are about opening day.
- You argue over which journeyman lefty would make the better 5th starter.
- Anytime you question your manager's decision making, you are reminded that he won the World Series.
- You get excited over batting averages after the first week of spring games.
- Your manager doesn't know the names of all his players.
- Your second baseman takes a handful of walks in the first 5 spring games and you see it as a sign of growth.
- You spend more time discussing your number 4 starter's nicknames than you do his pitching.
- You actually care whether Raul Chavez or Jose Molina is the backup catcher.
- Team writers talk about now how much better the clubhouse is since they traded away the best pitcher in baseball.
- A player no one has seen, who might be 19, 20 or 21 years old, or some other age, is your SS of the future.