Only in Boston...

Okay, here's a little trivia question for those of you who do NOT live in the greater Boston area. What is Patriots Day and what sporting event is held that day? No, the answer is not a day to celebrate our football team (although a surprising number of people think that). According to Wikipedia, Patriots Day is a civic holiday in the Massachusetts. It used to be observed on April 19th, in honor of Lexington and Concord, the first battles of the American Revolutionary War on that date in 1775. Since 1969, it has been observed on the 3rd Monday in April. AND it has nothing to do with football--the Boston Marathon is always run on this date.

Today, however, is the OTHER obscure holiday with a sports connection. Yes, today was Truck Day in Boston. There was a big story about it on Boston.com, complete with about 30 photos. Here's one of them, featuring THE TRUCK.

Again, for those of you outside of Boston, I'll explain. Today was the day that the moving truck got loaded with equipment and left Fenway Park for Fort Myers, FL for Red Sox spring training camp. That's right, we can't wait until Opening Day to celebrate (only 49 more days)! We can't wait for the first spring training game. Heck, we can't even wait until Friday when the pitchers and catchers have to report. We want to start the season TODAY!!!

Apparently, our new $100 million dollar man, Daisuke Matsuzaka, arrived in Florida today. His entire trip was chronicled by tons of media. He flew to Tampa, got into a car to drive to Ft. Myers, etc. No detail too small to report to a starving and deprived Red Sox Nation. Let's hope he's worth all that money. Just imagine what a season we could have if the rotation (Schilling, Papelbon, Wakefield, Beckett, and Matsuzaka) stays healthy...