Archive for February, 2011
See You on Opening Day
Monday, February 28, 2011 – City of Palms Park, Ft. Myers Red Sox 7, Twins 6 Monday was my last day in Ft. Myers, and I had one last game to go to. We arrived at 10:30, just as the gates were opening, and I went down near the Red Sox dugout to see if […]
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Battle for the Mayor’s Cup
Sunday, February 27, 2011 – Hammond Stadium, Ft. Myers Twins 8, Red Sox 4 After getting warmed up with the college games on Saturday, Sunday brought the long, grueling journey to the other side of Ft. Myers (and anyone who’s ever sat through those red lights knows I’m only half-kidding) as the Red Sox visited […]
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A Monster Day
Saturday, February 26, 2011 – City of Palms Park, Ft. Myers Game 1 – Red Sox 6, Boston College Eagles 0 On Saturday, it was time for the first games of the new season. Of course, it was two seven-inning games against college teams, but it was baseball (or at least something closely resembling baseball) […]
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Goodbye Edison Road
Friday, February 25, 2011 – Ft. Myers Friday morning brought the final Red Sox workout of the spring before games start up. And with a new stadium and practice facility set to open across town next spring, it meant this was my last day ever at the current player development complex at the end of […]
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The Littlest Red Sox Star
Thursday, February 24, 2011 – Ft. Myers My second day of Red Sox workouts again began early in the morning. We were in good position to watch as the players took the field, and I successfully called both Bobby Jenks and Lars Anderson over to sign. One thing I was happy to see was that […]
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Here Comes the Sun
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 – Ft. Myers Today was the first day of the 2011 season for me, as I had the chance to head to the Red Sox workouts and finally get a look at the team I’ve spent all winter talking about and pining for. As usual, we left early and arrived with […]
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The New Home of the Red Sox
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 – Ft. Myers After a long, snowy winter, the time finally came for me to report to the Fort! My first stop was the site of the new Spring Training complex the Red Sox are building for next year, which is located on Daniels Parkway not far from the airport. The […]
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