Easing Into It

Yep, it'll be chilly, fairly brief (perhaps an hour and a half, including shooting the breeze) and most likely sparsely attended. As this first "pre-season" outing typically is. My personal goal, apart from the program itself, is just to get in 10 to 15 minutes of throwing. Anything beyond that is up to the gathering and I'll play along til we disperse.

Hitting The Field

It is official, though we're lagging in actually pulling it together:

We're permitted for the season! Every week until Memorial Day we'll be at the longest-named ballyard in America: Lou Merloni Field at Winch Park at Framingham High School. Directions are linked on the right.

This Sunday at 10am, we'll start to stretch out our arms and try to remember how to catch a fly ball. The following two Sundays, April 8 and 15, we'll have full BP and throwing off the mound, to try to get pitchers and fielders ready for a clean game and to give everyone a chance to get out on the field at least once for an extended BP before games begin. (BP is limited before games.) If the weather has cooperated along the way, Opening Day will be on April 22.

Look for the opt-in email soon. Really!

“They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball and they tell you to hit it square.”  ~ Willie Stargell

End of The Winter That Wasn't

Yes, we will hit a field on April 1st! We will most likely not have a permit yet, so we will not be on the infield, but we can throw and again get used to getting under a fly ball. Once permitted, we'll have a couple of extended BP sessions. Then the games will begin!

Opt-in emails will be sent soon!