Greeting from sunny Ft. Myers

It's about 80 degrees here with a slight breeze..... I just checked weather.com and its 27 degrees back in Boston..... Just sayin.

I had a chance to stop by the NU Alumni barbecue before the game. I'd say there were several hundred alumni present. Certainly couldn't be held in any better weather.

It's roughly twenty minutes to game time, so here's the lineups for each team. I'll try and update the subs each inning.... although I can't make any promises. My scorecard will most likely be a mess after the game. Notable players in the lineup for Boston include reigning AL MVP Dustin Pedroia, Kevin Youkillis, Jacoby Ellsbury, and Jed Lowrie.


Northeastern Huskies (0-1)

Matt Miller RF
David Gustafson CF
Mike Tamsin 3B
Frank Pesanello C
James Donaldson 2B
Jeff Dunlap LF
Brendan Stokes 1B
Devin Barry DH
Sam Berg SS

RHP Russ Lloyd

Boston Red Sox (0-3)
Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Dustin Pedroia 2B
Kevin Youkillis 1B
Lars Anderson DH
Jed Lowrie SS
Angel Chavez 3B
Josh Bard C
Zach Daeges LF
Josh Reddick RF

LHP Kris Johnson

Also set to throw for Boston is RHP Junichi Tazawa, LHP Felix Doubront, and LHP Dustin Richardson.