Dustin Pedroia deflected talk about his assuming the captaincy of the Red Sox as he got used to all the 'new' stuff at camp—new park, new GM, new manager, new infield mates. As the Muddy Chicken put it:“I don’t even think about that stuff. It’s Day One for me. I just want to have a good practice and help the team."
On his first camp without Terry Francona, El Caballito stated:
"He’ll always be a close friend, whatever he chooses to do forward, I’m pulling for him.”
Get ready for The Laser Show 2012.