Winter is Over

Friday was Truck Day! You know, the day Winter officially ends and Spring begins. Truck day is so much better than that other day we have that determines the end of winter - Groundhog day. All I can say is no one saw a shadow around the truck as the truck left for Florida holding all the Red Sox equipment so Spring officially begins for us on Thursday when Pitchers and Catchers report to spring training. I read that John Lester has already reported (a week early) and soon Wake and DiceK and Paps will be there as well.

The only downside to Truck Day this year was this picture taken by a Boston Globe reporter after covering the truck leaving for Florida. He said the truck left Fenway Park and got behind this Porsche as it was getting on the highway. Check out the plates on the Porsche. Hope this is not a sign of things to come this year...



Also, as news came out that we had wrapped up Veritek to a one year deal, Sports Illustrated came out with news that A-Rod* tested positive to steroids back in 2003. He hasn't made any public statements about the allegations, but I heard that on Monday the 9th, he plans on talking to Peter Gammons of ESPN about the issue. We always knew A-roid*, A-rod*, or Slappy*, whatever you want to call him, is a cheater. Remember the 2004 playoffs slapping the ball from Bronson and looking around like "what did I do?" His numbers should forever have an asterisk next to it like Bonds and Clemens and all the other cheaters who have attempted to ruin baseball. I said it a long time ago, and I will say it again, "I am so glad we never got A-rod*." He is a mess and I hope he continues to tear down and ruin the Yankees again this year. And I am sure that he knows that us Boston fans will remember this the first time he walks into Fenway this summer. The "A-roid*" chants will shake the 97 year old ballpark like no other chant that stadium has held. Good luck on this one A-Fraud* !