The last week felt like a rebirth in the baseball community. Major League Baseball franchises returned to play, and the negotiating chasm between the owners and players subsided into the echoing crack of batting practice sessions. MLB's "Summer Camp" kicked off and realized the first glimpse of the upcoming 60-game regular season.
At Fenway Park, the cacophony underwent a complete transformation into a full-fledged training facility. Remodeled concourses converted fan areas into weight rooms, and luxury suites morphed into makeshift locker rooms. Down the road at Boston College, Red Sox players ran through drills at the Harrington Athletics Village, a secondary site to assist in the absence of the organization's expansion spring training complex at JetBlue Park at Fenway South.