Happy Valentine's Day, baseball fans

Finally, a reason to get happy about Feb. 14.

In case you couldn't tell, I'm extremely cynical when it comes to National Greeting Card Day, oops, I mean Valentine's Day.

But this year there was reason to be happy. Valentine's Day was also the day spring training began in earnest around Major League Baseball.

We're still six weeks away from games that matter, but for the first time since the Red Sox joyously bounced around Coors Field, baseball is back on the field instead of in the court room.

And that's reason to be happy -- and even feel a little loved.