FORT MYERS, Fla. -- If a former American League MVP is at a loss for words on baseball technique, what chance does a collegian have?
That's what Boston College infielder Joe Cronin had to be thinking as he played first base in a 6-0 exhibition loss to the Boston Red Sox at Jet Blue Park on Monday. It was the bottom of the first inning, and Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia had just singled. Cronin knew he would be leading off the second inning against knuckleballer Steven Wright, who had struck out the side in the top of the first.