long toss and wind sprints.
in case you hadn't heard (heh): Boston's pitchers & catchers officially reported to Spring Training yesterday. roughly three hours south of me, there are familiar Red Sox faces, young hopefuls, newly signed players and non-roster invitees ready to compete for a spot, gathered together, in Red Sox team gear. they are stretching out. playing catch. waking up after their Long Winter's Nap.
former blogger friend (the former describing the "blogger" part, not the friend part) Dan Mega proposed the following question to me (and Brian) this morning via our frequent three-way email conversation.
What are you excited for about Boston? Not excited for?
i replied. and then i thought... hmmm... blog fodder!
Looking forward to:
Seeing how the bullpen shapes up.
A more svelte Josh Beckett.
Seeing if Youk & Pedroia can shut up the nay-sayers.
A full season of Jason Bay to see what he's *really* got.
Jon Lester.
Remy & Don.
Seeing the Sox play the Braves at WDW's Wide World of Sports on March 30.
Curious about:
John Smoltz.
Brad Penny.
Michael Bowden.
Papi's wrist/swing.
Mike Lowell's recovery.
Which Matsuzaka is the *real* one.
Who the Number Four starter will be.
Not looking forward to:
Manny. In every freaking interview. Still.
The Josh Bard Experiment 2.0
The Walking Wounded in Right (aka Drew, Baldelli, Kotsay).
Papelbon mouth.
Ellsbury being "it" in center.
The Lugo-Lowrie faceoff for SS.
Any additional Tek drama.
and now i ask you (well, those of you that watch baseball, anyway)...
What are you excited about for your favorite team? Not excited for?
6 with their own thoughts:
Things I'm looking forward to:
Seeing if Tek comes back pissed at the world and ready to show that he is still a major league hitter.
See if Big Poopi turns back into Big Pappi at the plate.
Lugo pouting when he's not the starting SS. Could get ugly.
Penny and Smoltz making us wish they were signed for more than one year.
A kick-ass bullpen.
//The Josh Bard Experiment 2.0//
I firmly believe this will cause me to break out in hives by mid-June.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh yes, my Orioles report at Noon on Singles Appreciation Day (ie Valentines Day) :) Hey, are you going to this by chance? http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0D00416AB3D85033/? Wish I could!
J
I meant to tell you that "Youk" was just on a recent episode of "Man Vs Food" on the Travel Channel
I'm just glad that baseball is starting again. I'll take all the drama and ensuing crap in stride and just enjoy seeing our boys with the Red Sox play on the field.
Baseball is not so big around here, but I am a huge Denver Broncos Fan. I am excited for a new season with a new coach :-).
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