I know I've been writing a lot of football stuff; I'm trying to compensate for the season ending, hoping that writing will somehow extend it.
Anyway, as the above title indicates, Spring Training is just around the corner for the Boston Red Sox!
Well, maybe not the actual spring training, but the pitchers and catchers showing up. That's just as exciting! You get to see um... the guys throw and... catch. Oh! There's the ever-eventful "covering first base" drill, were pitchers attempt to play defense for a week and then leave the manager praying that they'll remember how to do it when the season comes.
But after that, the REAL spring training! With all the practice, and exhibitions against college teams, and... practice. We're talking about practice. Not a game. But, practice. (Thanks Iverson)
Anyway, the entire affair is ridiculous. Not only do the teams not playin their home cities, or states for that matter, they play college teams with players that shouldn't be sharing locker rooms with major leagers (Although BC punter Johnny Ayers getting a leadoff double on Daisuke's first-ever pitch was pretty funny). No, we're subject to exhibition games that are merely warmups for the players, it's like a Harlem Globetrotters game without the ball tricks.
Atleast the NFL plays games during their normal timeframe, in normal stadiums (except for foreign exhibitions, which actually makes them more watchable), and against other NFL teams. In fact, if it wasn't for the subs in the second half, it's the same exact thing as a regular season game.
If you watch a spring training game, on the other hand... Oh, that's right, you don't. You have better things to do, like taking a nap, which, oddly enough, is exactly what you'd be doing 5 mintues into the game. And I do love naps.
Keywords: Boston Red Sox, Exhibitions, napping, Spring Training
