Pitchers & catchers in less than 2 weeks

Wow....what better gift could I imagine my wife getting me for Valentine's Day than the D-backs pitchers and catchers reporting to Spring Training. Yeah, it's a bit lame, but this is the date we hard core seam heads wait for three months to see every year.

And it's really hard to believe it's less than two weeks away now.

From mlb.com, here are some important dates upcoming in February:

FEB. 1-21, 2009

Salary arbitration hearings

FEB. 2-7, 2009

Caribbean Series

FEB. 14, 2009

• First date injured players, pitchers and catchers may report to Spring Training.
• All World Baseball Classic players for the teams from China, Japan, South Korea and Chinese Taipei must report to Spring Training.
• All pitchers and catchers for other World Baseball Classic teams must report to Spring Training.

FEB. 17, 2009

• First date all players may report to Spring Training.
• Remaining World Baseball Classic position players must report to Spring Training.

FEB. 22, 2009

Mandatory Spring Training reporting date for all players.