From land to land

Bill:
You know the best thing about knowing that aftah championship games the losing team's pre-printed "champions" clothing gets donated to those in need?

 

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Mike:
That the tired, the poor, the huddled masses get a chance at new clothing for the first time in their wretched lives?

 

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Bill:
Well, there's that but what's even bettah is thinking that somewhere in some fah off 3rd World cornah of the globe, one of these homeless, tempest-tost souls is wearing a "2004 NY Yankees ALCS Champions" t-shirt.

 

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Mike:
Speaking of fah flung cornahs of the globe, how cool is it that the Red Sox scouting staff is finding New Zealand softballahs to give a chance to?

 

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Bill:
While it's highly improbable, I'd love to see this kid make it just so that we could one day bring a sign to Fenway that says...

Be Ware
Te Were

 

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Comments

[da kine]

I would totally love to go to NZ for a baseball game, but I'm guessing the teams roped into doing it would not be so into the idea.

[louclinton]

glad to see sdu is keeping busy "down there".

I know, Australia is not the same place as NZ, but closer than I am. I'm ready for a Tasmanian catcher, as well.

geographically,

lc

ps, it's MFTruckDay

[Kaz]

Shirt should probably read:

Be ware
Te Wera

[Kaz]

I just hope he comes here so we can watch him and Papi do the Maori Haka before every game.

That would be so badass.

[Kaz]

By the way, I'm liking this kid more and more. From his Black Sox profile page:

If you could invite four famous people to dinner who would they be?

Bob Marley, Jack Black, Taika Waiti, Christopher Wallace (Biggie Smalls)

[Bob]

A few years ago (well, more than a few), I started a clothing drive at the ad agency where I worked. The goal was to collect as many T-shirts emblazened with people's former agency names as possible. Then we donated all the shirts to a local shelter. Soon, every homeless person you saw on the streets was wearing a Hill Holliday shirt, or an Arnold shirt, or a Mullen shirt. It was f-ing hilarious.

[MWL in MD]

Happy Truck Day, Everyone!

[h.b.]

This goes to show how out of it I am this year... I missed having a Truck Day strip for the first time ever.

Ugh.

[Steve in MD]

If anybody notes what time the Truck hits the road, please post (there is nothing on redsox.com). I figure it'll hit Maryland 7 hours or so later. Hoping to feel a breath of Spring as it passes bye!

[buckner was framed]

Steve-
they must be waiting for the check to clear from CVS/Giant Glass/Stop & Shop/Jordan's/sponsor to be named later before allowing it to pull away from gate B

[buckner was framed]

I was close. From FB: "Hey Red Sox Nation! Who is ready for Spring Training? Today is Truck Day presented by JetBlue. We are leaving Fenway and heading south to Fort Myers at 12 noon!"

[Rudi]

Don't worry about it h.b.

[cue up music, faded Ken Burns panning shot of a beer stained 1918 post card, and John Chancellor says ...]

but the park [reverb on] REMEMBERS [reverb off]

It came all the same.

[Steven]

After last year's debacle, I honestly just quit caring about Truck Day in the least, especially after Kaz's point was made. It was our thing, the front office co-opted it, and now it isn't.

[h.b.]

Good point about how Truck Day just isn't quite the same anymore.

It used to be a tongue in cheek, goofy, fan insider thing. Now it's an official "event."

Can't blame the FO for recognizing the chance to brand/market the concept, but it does make less enthused overall.

[Bob]

Truck Day presented by JetBlue?

That's like Hamburger Day presented by Gorton's.

[Steven]

I don't mind that they're finding a way to make a few bucks. Good for them, but it's changed the relationship between the event and how I respond to it. At the rate things are going, I fully expect the Front Office to start charging tickets for fans to watch the trucks pull out. Maybe start setting up jumbotrons in the parking lots and charging 200 bucks a person to watch Spring Training like they did at the Super Bowl.

I understand the money thing, and as an unabashed capitalist I wish them all the best in their quest for it, but money changes the relationship I have with the team (and the brand). I just wonder if any of the suits ever consider that, or if they just look at the fanbase as a big piggy bank.

[Steven]

I don't mind that they're finding a way to make a few bucks. Good for them, but it's changed the relationship between the event and how I respond to it. At the rate things are going, I fully expect the Front Office to start charging tickets for fans to watch the trucks pull out. Maybe start setting up jumbotrons in the parking lots and charging 200 bucks a person to watch Spring Training like they did at the Super Bowl.

I understand the money thing, and as an unabashed capitalist I wish them all the best in their quest for it, but money changes the relationship I have with the team (and the brand). I just wonder if any of the suits ever consider that, or if they just look at the fanbase as a big piggy bank.

[Larry Lucchino]

Quit your whining or I'll remove my 5,000 tickets from Stub Hub.

[louclinton]

Thanks Larry, it's nice to know somebody reads my shit comments.

retrospectively,

lc

[Kaz]

Truck You by See Mo' Green (Monster)

I see you drivin' outta town for the team I love
And I'm like, "Truck yoooou!"
I guess buying the RSN card wasn't enough
I'm like, "Truck you and Truck Larry, too!"

Said if I was richer, I'd buy box seat tickets
Hah, now ain't that some shit?
(Ain't that some shit?)
And although there goes gloves and bats,
I still wish you the best...
...With a "Truck yoooou!"

Now look here, I'm sorry
I double-parked my Ferrari
But that don't mean you can't get around there
I guess that's Papi's XBox
and Pedroia's Atari
By the way "sponsored by JetBlue" ain't fair

I pity the fool that falls in love with you
Red Sox is a gold digger
Just thought you should know, Nava

[soxdownunder]

"There's no Kiwi's in baseball"
- Christina Aguilera version of a line from A League of Their Own.

[Harwich Rich]

...or they'd be reamed by now ;O

[Follower of Tito]

Happy Truck Day's Eve!