[I can’t help myself. Here we are mired in the depths of winter, but I can’t resist the siren call of spring. The truck has now left Fenway and is heading south towards Fort Myers and the start of the 2023 baseball season. Reprinted from 2/8/2021, but referencing February 2013 SB SM]
Today is a religious holiday for Red Sox fans, as the equipment truck will be loaded and leaving Fenway to head south. Thus begins the 2021 baseball season. Here’s what it will be loaded with:
~ 20,400 baseballs
~ 1,100 bats
~ 200 batting gloves
~ 200 batting helmets
~ 320 Batting Practice tops
~ 160 white game jerseys
~ 300 pairs of pants
~ 400 T-shirts
~ 400 pairs of socks
~ 20 cases of bubble gum
~ 60 cases of sunflower seeds
~ 20,400 baseballs
~ 1,100 bats
~ 200 batting gloves
~ 200 batting helmets
~ 320 Batting Practice tops
~ 160 white game jerseys
~ 300 pairs of pants
~ 400 T-shirts
~ 400 pairs of socks
~ 20 cases of bubble gum
~ 60 cases of sunflower seeds
Take me out to the ball game!
In 2012 the Red Sox finished dead last in their division. Nevertheless, fans showed up at Fenway in legions to wave the truck off. It proved to be the beginning of a momentous summer in the city of Boston, a season I chronicled in my weblog Truck Day to Duck Day. Here’s how it began:
February 5, 2013 … It’s Truck Day in Boston!
Larry Lucchino, Red Sox president, showed up. So did Will Middlebrooks, last year’s rookie third baseman who was one of the team’s few bright spots before going down with a broken wrist. Lucchino unveiled the season’s theme of “Big Thing’s Ahead.” Around noon the trucks began rolling south, towards Fort Myers and Boston’s amazing summer of 2013.
https://truckday2duckday.wordpress.com/february-2013-2/
With the Super Bowl now in the rearview mirror, it’s time to be thinking spring!
And here’s a link to the summary for the entire month of February:
Truly, a blast from the past.
Hey..just an FYI…every year, on its way through Florida, the truck stops in The Villages. The Red Sox Fan Club here is the largest of all clubs with well over 1,000 members. They all turn out to pay homage to the driver and the truck. It’s quite a scene,
SB Larry
What?! Over 1000 members of the Red Sox Fan Club? Yet another reason that The Villages is paradise.
SB SM
On Mon, Feb 8, 2021 at 8:13 AM The Silverback Digest wrote:
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Every February, the truck makes a stop inThe Villages on its way to Fort Meyers. The single largest club here is the Red Sox Club. Fans line up to have their picture taken in front of the truck…pretty amazing!
Hope springs eternal in Red Sox Nation! Nice to know there is a strong Villages bastion.