Much has been written over the past couple of weeks about the excitement of Spring Training, as Major League players turn out in the Florida and Arizona sunshine to renew their love affair with baseball. The possibilities seem limitless, the season ahead always looks bright and promising.  But to enjoy all of that you have to be able to play the game!!  For the Herts club, another week's training has been defeated by the bad weather, the second in a row. After a pretty successful pre-pre-season in the gym and on hard courts, the return to the grassy diamond has been something of a bust. All when it seemed tantalisingly close. 

Like many Herts players I have to get my fix where I can. In this instance, as seen in this grainy photo, it was at work, in the middle of a night shift, throwing the ball against a handy wall. Not textbook training, perhaps, but the next best thing if the weather doesn't want to co-operate. As long as you can put up with the odd curious security guard, and rats chasing each other around the nearby bins, it's a great location.  No, really, it is.

To add insult to inconvenience, the day outside is clear and sunny as I write this. That's no use now! We need the right weather at the right time. Last season we had good luck all summer. Let’s hope the recent burst of bad weather is the storm before the calm.