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The Pittsburgh Pirates are now less than one week away from pitchers and catchers reporting, and a little over a week from their first full workouts.
One of the surest signs that Spring Training is getting closer is Truck Day. The annual ritual of packing up the clubhouse, grabbing as much equipment as can fit in a trailer and then hauling it down to Bradenton is one that is obviously greeted very warmly by fans.
Heading up the Truck Day charge is Pittsburgh Pirates equipment manager Scott “Bones” Bonnett. For a few seasons now, Bonnett has been keeping fans in the loop as the trucks are packed via his twitter feed. Here now are some scenes from Truck Day through his account and a wrap up video from the official Pirates twitter.
Today we loaded up the truck and took off for the Florida sun!#BaseballisComing https://t.co/EV4CtJiFp9
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) February 7, 2017
.@Pirates truck day has arrived!#Springtraining pic.twitter.com/mt4SnUF3nx
— Scott (@bonnett_scott) February 6, 2017
.@Pirates the truck is done and ready to go! pic.twitter.com/jxZT6MxyDN
— Scott (@bonnett_scott) February 6, 2017
.@Pirates not much more room left but will see if we can save a spot for a trophy. pic.twitter.com/OWKJXyYD0V
— Scott (@bonnett_scott) February 6, 2017
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Baseball Talk on the Web
- This is cool. The Athletics will be naming their field “Rickey Henderson Field.”
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