Spring is in the air...

The Red Sox equipment truck left for Florida earlier this week and I'm about to do the same on Sunday. The truck leaving Fenway is the first sign of life for the upcoming baseball season. For the last several weeks the hot stove has been decidedly cool. I'm excited for the start of spring training games. I hope that NESN has a few HD cameras down in Fort Myers.

Boston Dirt Dogs had a big update recently, with a number of snippets on Petey, Nomah, Nixon, Schill, and Coco. I still visit the site regularly (and you can, too, with the link below my profile on the right) even though the content has diminished greatly the last two years or so. Once BDD joined up with Boston.com/The Boston Globe gone were the days of outrageous headlines and near ridiculous trade rumors. The site used to be the fansite of fansites. Every trade was a "done deal", every rumor was accurate. Like a magherita, Boston Dirt Dogs was better with a pinch of salt. The new watered-down version isn't as fun.

Sons of Sam Horn hasn't changed in the time that I've been familiar with it. I only visit occasionally because in the pantheon of baseball nerds I probably rank a mere 4/10. I'd be a three, but I remember numbers like nobody's business. A good way to lose your spending money is to challenge me on a stat. SoSH members discuss more stats that I've never heard of than stats that I recognize. Still it's a great read when you got a little time on your hands.

Here's hoping that Sox have a healthy spring.