So I was watching my daily episodes of Sportscenter on ESPN today, and the Baseball Tonight crew made their stop at Ft. Myers in Florida for their Grapefruit League tour.  Who did they stop to see?  The Red Sox of course.  During their stay at the Red Sox’ March home they gave us a pretty good evaluation.  They spoke to our skipper Terry Francona about the upcoming season, and he had great things to say.

    Terry was very optimistic about our line-up this year, and even more so towards our dominant pitching rotation.  He said that the team was very healthy at the time being and he had only the best things to say about his expectations this season.  He mentioned how Big Papi has been getting his swing back after an off year in ’09, and he said he is going to give him more at bats during spring training in order to KEEP that swing.

     He also stated that with the new left side of the infield being Beltre and Scutaro, he is excited to see how they produce.  He also stated how he feels our pitching rotation is going to do some work and if we can stay healthy (cross your fingers), then we should win A LOT of games.

     The Baseball Tonight crew also interviewed 2007 Rookie of the Year and 2008 MVP Dustin Pedroia.  When it comes to stepping onto a Major League baseball field you can tell that this guy feels like a kid in a candy shop.  He is a pure work horse and will do whatever possible to give his team any advantage.  Gotta love it!  When asked how he keeps his ambition on the field and his “sparky” attitude he simply just stated, “I have a lot of energy. . .”

    The spring training season is just beginning and shortly it will be all over and the new season will be upon us, so bring on the Yanks on opening day!

Krimp