Baseball players started playing baseball

Catchers and pitchers have begun workouts, and most position players have reported as well. It's actually quite romantic. The cold, dark winter ends and the green grass sprouts. It's the beginning of a journey. How will it turn out? We don't know. And that's the beauty of it.

Know what's not beautiful? The Darwin Fish. You've probably seen them stuck onto the rears of cars. They look like Jesus fish except the fish has legs or a tail and there's the word "Darwin" or "evolution" in it's body.

I'm not a Christian by most definitions of the word. Furthermore, I think Chuck Darwin was a righteous dude. But I think the Darwin Fish is silly. It's doing harm to both Christianity and the theory of evolution.

What's the point of slapping one on your car? There are very few bumper sticker messages that can present persuasive arguments; no one is going to believe in evolution simply because they see a Darwin fish. I bet it's actually doing the opposite: turning people away from the theory. Imagine you're a Christian, and you're intelligent and well-educated, and you believe in both Jesus Christ and the theory of evolution. Now you see a symbol that essentially mocks your faith while promoting a scientific theory, presenting the two as incompatible. Which one are you going to choose?

Now imagine you're a Christian who doesn't believe in evolution. Is this Darwin fish going to change your mind? No, it's going to make your angrier. When religious people feel persecuted, they turn into fervently religious people. Also called, "extremists"

Oops. Looks like I went on a rant. Oh well. Anyway, I think spring training is great. I went to a Marlins - Mets game last march in Jupiter where I could've sworn Hanley Ramirez smiled at me. Quite romantic indeed.