Chapter 2 - Who's on First

Let me provide a little bit more information on the camp for you all. The Camp starts Feb1 through the 8th, 2009 at the RedSox Training Facility in Fort Myers, FL. We check into the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Sunday and meet for a welcome introduction and overview of the program and daily schedule.

Many of you have asked who the Pro's and coaches are. Here is a tentative list: Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd, Dick Berardino, Darren Bragg, Lou Merloni, John Valentin, Al Bumbry, Richard Wise, Dick Drago, Rich Gedman, Butch Hobson, Bill Lee, George Thomas, Bob Montgomery, Chad Epperson, Walter Miranda, Ken Sanders, UL Washington, Joe Morgan and Ron Johnson. In addition, the following Red Sox personalities are scheduled to attend the camp including: Mike Greenwell, Frank Viola, Jim Rice, Luis Tiant, and Red Sox Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski.


My good friend Tim Wakefield will not be at the Camp but he did show me his famous knuckle ball pitch.

On Monday, we go to the Clubhouse and get our uniforms and locker assignments. All campers will have access to the club trainers (thank goodness) and clubhouse staff. Uniforms will also be washed by staff every day (I can get use to that). They provide everything including uniform jerseys, pants, belt, socks, hat and warmup pullover. They even provide bats, balls and helmet.

By the end of early morning Monday, we have our team pictures taken and morning strectch as we get ready for drills and evaluation (now I will know how the kids felt every March for tryouts). The evaluation goes throughout the rest of the afternoon. That night they have a draft. There are over 100 campers.

We get right to work on Tuesday with double header (morning and afternoon). Wednseday a double header. After the last game we head over for a Home Run Derby at the City of Palms Park where the RedSox play their spring training games. On Thursday we have a double header. Friday we play in the morning and the Championship Game and Consolation games are played at the City of Palms Park that afternoon.

Saturday we play 3 inning games against the Pro's and finish with the Awards Banquet that night.

As part of all of this, there is a Fantasy Camp Reunion at Fenway Park to see the Sox play and play a shortened game on the field.

So my hope is to provide you details at the end of each day with the goings on as well as pictures. Stay tuned.