outside!

With weather like this up north maybe the NCAA will re-think the starting date for D1 schedules?????

I couldn't agree more Alex. We were out getting a few reads on some fly balls. Good luck this year!

That's the weather for ya in the great north in January. Good luck to you guys. The warm weather will be here soon. Hopefully sooner then later.

Practicing indoors in the cold winter months, may not be as productive as the warm weather states being able to go outside consistently. Although, you can still work on your game, and keep your arm strong all winter long by a good workout indoor schedule. If it's important to improve year round, that can be accomplished in any state you live in if you want it bad enough.

The cold weather in Illinois makes the players tougher. April baseball in the Midwest really proves how tough a player has to be.

I disagree as far as the cold weather making you tougher, I think all it does asfar as game time is increase the risk of injury, ankle, acl, and arm. On the other hand I have always liked the idea of having the winter time to improve. In the warm weather states it is nice to be outside, but you worry about game time too soon. Here in cold Illinois you have a nice long winter to work on improving your hitting and pitching mechanics, arm and bat speed, infield work. We must have 4 full astro turfed in fields here in the chicago area to work on. Strength and speed and agility. There is no reason a player can't make huge improvements over the winter. Great hitting, pitching and fielding coaches along with speed and agility many whom have been named on this sight. Yes I would love to live in arizona at times, but if you want to improve your game over the winter there is no excuse here in Illinois.

That's true in regards to possible injuries because of the cold weather. That's why it's so important to have a good winter workout schedule to get you ready for those cold early season months.

I would like to see how some warm weather teams could play in 40 degree weather in April in Chicago. I agree that it does make the players tougher. You have to be mentally tough to play in the cold for many early season games.