Fuck The Groundhog, Its Truck Day

(image from the boston.com)

There is no surer sign of the impending arrival of Spring than Spring Training, and there is no surer sign of the impending arrival of Spring Training than Truck Day. Well, intrepid friends, its finally here. Today is Truck Day!

For those of you who don't know what the hell I'm talking about, Truck Day is that mythical day where all the stuff the Red Sox use for Spring Training is carted out of Fenway Park and loaded onto a truck (thus the name). The truck is then driven straight from Fenway Park to City of Palms Park in Fort Myers, Florida.

Yes, the Red Sox have turned loading a moving truck into a Special Occasion, complete with fans, team personnel, and prizes. And, of course, reporters. The guy who drove the truck the last twelve years is back for his thirteenth, and a reporter from the Boston Globe was there at Fenway Park at 6am this morning to interview him. Here is what he had to say:

"I'll stop at a truck stop down somewhere in Jersey, sleep right here in the truck then stop again around Georgia. I'll roll into Fort Myers on Sunday, then into camp early Monday morning."

So, if are planning to be hanging around the rest stops on the New Jersey Turnpike tonight, you could meet Al Hartz. See what I'm saying? If you're asking me, which nobody is, this really should be a national holiday

Happy Truck Day!

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Also, this is the second post in a row that features the word "fuck" in the title. Just thought I should point that out.

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