Red Sox to play 3 games vs the Dodgers in March (One game at the Coliseum)

[LUGOforMVP]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071114&content_id=2300590&vkey=news_la&fext=.jsp&c_id=la&partnered=rss_la

 

Chould be interesting to see the game at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum. Moon Shots, anyone?

[VA Sox Fan]

This March crap is getting out of control:

 

I posted this earlier today on one of the 2 Japan threads:

 

This Japan s*** sucks.......I went to Spring Training in 2004, 2006 & 2007, wasn't planning on going in 2008, but my brother was going to take his family the week of the 17th.

 

From an article in the Globe today by Nick Cafardo:

 

The season-opening Japan trip doesn't do much for them from a competitive viewpoint. In fact, it really hurts.

 

The Sox will be playing exhibition games in Tokyo against the Oakland A's March 22-23. Then there's a workout day and the regular season will begin in Tokyo against Oakland March 25-26. This basically means the Sox will be leaving Fort Myers, Fla., March 19 for good. This is during the peak time of spring training, when pitchers are beginning to come into their own; when GMs like Epstein are trying to fit the final pieces of their teams together; and when player evaluations are key. In addition, players will have to gear up for meaningful games more than a week before they normally would.

 

The Yankees went through a horrific experience in 2004 when fatigue and the residual effects from their Japan trip contributed to their 10-11 start, though they rebounded to win 101 games and the American League East