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For the faithful, spring has finally begun.
While the weather may not show it, the unofficial countdown to Red Sox opening day began at 2:30 Friday afternoon, when the Red Sox equipment truck left Fenway Park, loaded with bats, balls, and sunflower seeds, and began the long drive down to the team’s spring training complex in Ft. Myers, Fla.
89-year old Red Sox icon Johnny Pesky hobbled over to the cab of the massive 18-wheeler that will haul the team’s equipment the 1,480 miles to the spring training complex. He clambered in and started the truck’s engines.
"See you at Fenway in April. Let’s go!" shouted Pesky as he turned the truck’s keys.