Happy Pitchers and Catchers Report Day!

With the mandatory report date of pitchers and catchers, baseball season is here. And with that, the David Wright Strikeout Counter begins. Last year, David struck out 161 times. This year, my over/under is 170. And for those of you who forgot how the David Wright Strikeout Counter works, the rules are as follows:

~The David Wright Strikeout Counter will be divided into two parts: Spring Training and the regular season. The David Wright Strikeout Counter goes back to zero once the regular season begins.

~The David Wright Strikeout Counter is counted using a monetary scale. One dime is allocated per one strikeout (i.e. 10 strikeouts=$1.00).

~If the David Wright Strikeout Counter hits $20.00 in the regular season only, it will be retired for the season. Remember, spring numbers don't count so the numbers in the David Wright (Spring) Strikeout Counter will be thrown away.

~The David Wright Strikeout Counter is supposed to be fun, not looked upon as rooting for failure. For failure, we can look to many more aspects of this team, like Oliver Perez or Luis Castillo.

Happy Counting! (Photo Courtesy of MetsBlog)