First photos from spring training .

[BSN07]

HAHAHA, RS When I saw that pic of Youk on bostonglobe.com I thought it was Wells! He needs to trim that thing down it doesn't look that good.

[BoSox21]

he looks like Stone Cold Steve Austin. that things no good

[riverside sluggers]

The Dice-Man Cometh

 

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[riverside sluggers]

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[RedSoxRooter]

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Wow. Woefully out of shape. Damn Schill.

[HeadOfSoxNation]

Wow. Woefully out of shape. Damn Schill.

 

Baseball has always been the least physically demanding of any of the four major sports. Schill's got a gut, what else is new? He's never been the portrait of physical fitness, and I don't think he ever will be. I hope that he took the off-season to rest up and take care of the bumps, bruises, strains, sprains, pulls, and tears that he had. Now we're into Spring Training and he's a seasoned veteran...he'll do what's neccessary to get his body to where it needs to be to perform at a high level. There are a ton of "if's" facing the Sox this year, but Schilling getting into game shape is not even remotely one of them in my mind. I haven't a single doubt.

[ksushi]

Schilling was the heaviest sox in 2004 and he had a great year. He looks heavy, doesn't mean he's out of shape though.

[TGov]

Schilling was the heaviest sox in 2004 and he had a great year. He looks heavy' date=' doesn't mean he's out of shape though.[/quote']

 

but he does look a lot bigger than last year...

[EvilDonut]

Does Schilling know some Japanese then?

[adam123]

yes he does ... evil d ... that was a great pic of dmat carring vteks bags ..ha ah

[adam123]

i dont worry about big schilling .. he will be allright ... hes the curtanator ...

[Thumper]

Schilling was the heaviest sox in 2004 and he had a great year. He looks heavy' date=' doesn't mean he's out of shape though.[/quote']

 

True. I was the heaviest guy on my highschool team as a pitcher. I too have a belly, but I'm not out of shape. I can keep up and run with the thinnest of them.

[schillingouttheks]

True. I was the heaviest guy on my highschool team as a pitcher. I too have a belly' date=' but I'm not out of shape. I can keep up and run with the thinnest of them.[/quote']

 

Same here. I'm a 265 pound lineman and I run a 4'9 40 yard dash. Just because someone looks big doesn't mean they're out of shape. Not in the least.

[riverside sluggers]

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Yep this is a clean shaven Julio Lugo donned in full Sox gear

[BSN07]

Damn Curt whens the baby do? All jokes aside I think he will be good to go.

 

Lugo looks about 12 without his goat around his mouth... looks like he could be the starting SS for some team in the Little League WS...

[riverside sluggers]

Def agree BoSox, Lugo looks like he shed 15 years off by just shaving

 

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Crisp is back to the hair style he had in Cleveland, abandoning the shaved head look he had in his first year with Boston

[TGov]

Def agree BoSox, Lugo looks like he shed 15 years off by just shaving

 

http://redsox.bostonherald.com/images/redSox/coco02212007.jpg

Crisp is back to the hair style he had in Cleveland, abandoning the shaved head look he had in his first year with Boston

 

Lugo looked extremely young in his picture... I thought he was 12, haha...

 

I hope Coco can go back to his hitting days in Cleveland along with the hair...

[TGov]

Here's Papi and Drew at Camp...

 

http://bostondirtdogs.boston.com/Headline_Archives/BDD_do_2.21.07_reu.jpg

 

http://bostondirtdogs.boston.com/Headline_Archives/BDD_jd_2.21.07_bgjd.jpg

[Cocos Disciples]

I didn't see the 2nd photo and thought you meant Drew was the dog (uhh I think its a dog)

[schillingouttheks]

I didn't see the 2nd photo and thought you meant Drew was the dog (uhh I think its a dog)

 

That makes two of us.

[TGov]

hahaha, I didn't even realize that when I did it...

[riverside sluggers]

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Slim Papi?

[jacksonianmarch]

look at those chicken legs.

[TheKilo]

look at those chicken legs.

 

You wish those chicken legs were in pinstripes.

[a700hitter]

look at those chicken legs.

He's got chicken legs like the Babe.

[Thumper]

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Slim Papi?

 

Man what did he do in the off season? Give all his fat to Schilling???

[BSN07]

He looks good, glad to see hhe's in good shape. Probably did alot of cardio this off season to test his heart and stuff.

[jacksonianmarch]

He's got chicken legs like the Babe.

 

yes he does.

[TGov]

He looks good' date=' glad to see hhe's in good shape. Probably did alot of cardio this off season to test his heart and stuff.[/quote']

 

It is good to see him slim and more agile it seems, maybe he can run faster, and steal a few bases here and there, haha... hope his power's still there, it should be I mean it's Papi...

[TGov]

Did anybody else hear about this???

(I know it's a few days late but...)

 

"February 20, 2007

Wrong place, right time

By Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff

 

Wily Mo Pena, in his return to spring training, sent one ball soaring over the fence in batting practice -- and broke his bat in the process. Not only did he smash the ball, but shattered the barrel, with the biggest chunk landing over by third base. Afterwards, even Wily Mo expressed some incredulity at the bat breaking and the home run. Meanwhile, he's just getting used to his first start of spring training with the Sox. He arrived in town from his house in Tampa yesterday with his agent, Josh Zeide, and tried to arrive early this morning at the minor league complex."

here's the link if you want it...

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2007/02/index.html

 

I found this to be quit a amazing when I read about it, I've never heard of someone hitting a broken bat home run before...