Chilling out
So far, the most exciting thing to happen this morning was Brad Bergesen's flat ground session on the first practice field. He looked comfortable enough, but while we're all monitoring his sore shoulder, I'm wondering if he is throwing totally without pain in the shin which was damaged so badly by that line drive last summer. Guess I'll ask him when I see him in the clubhouse.
Showing up in my usual resort attire was a mistake again today. I know I'm not going to get any sympathy from anyone up north, but it's pretty darn cold.
Dave Trembley is still beaming about the spacious Ed Smith Stadium complex, where you can actually run several different sets of drills at the same time. There are five fields here, so the O's haven't even stepped on the infield at the actual stadium. In Fort Lauderdale, the stadium was the main field with just two other full fields.
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Comments
Yay! Thanks for the good update.
Posted by: Mike D | February 25, 2010 12:53 PM
Great post. A lot of useful information here.
Posted by: Chip R | February 25, 2010 1:31 PM
If what you've described regarding the difference in the facilities is accurate, then it's just another indication of how badly the Orioles organization has been run in the recent past. How can a major league team prepare with bush league Spring Training facilities?
Hopefully, this is yet another corner that has been turned.
Posted by: AngelOs | February 25, 2010 2:09 PM
Pete,
The year before I moved to Hawaii (when I was 12), I wore shorts and t-shirts all year long in preparation for the move. That included waiting for the bus amidst light snow on several occasions.
Man up, face the cold with pride, and I'll bring you an Aloha shirt when I visit in September!
Posted by: Chris in Hawaii | February 25, 2010 2:09 PM
Pete, would you please post a photo of your "usual resort attire?"
Posted by: eastbay trojan | February 25, 2010 4:00 PM
Did anyone compliment you on your fat guy shirt?
ill bet you drove to 60 crowd wild
Posted by: Wayne | February 25, 2010 4:33 PM
eastbay trojan - Are you insane?
Posted by: joefoss | February 25, 2010 11:05 PM