With a 30 second sound bite on the local news, stating that pitchers and catchers are reporting to spring training, the end of another long hard winter is heralded. With that simple phrase, everybody here in Western Pennsylvania knows that spring is here. Plans start being made for opening day at the ballpark. Ah yes, opening day with all of its festivities and traditions. Some of those traditions last for the moment some last a lifetime and some may last longer than that