Truck Day heralds start of Spring Training

Reds pack up truck for spring CINCINNATI -- Fans often mark their calendars for the day Reds pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training in Goodyear, Ariz. But before the day can happen, all of the stuff the team needs for camp has to get to Arizona.

That's why Truck Day is what the Reds clubhouse staff anticipates first. On Tuesday, a 53-foot tractor-trailer truck backed into the loading dock in the bowels of Great American Ball Park to be filled with baseball equipment and more.

"It's pretty much the normal stuff," said Mark Stowe, the visiting clubhouse manager. "Every once in a while, we've had something abnormal like a boat or even a car. This year hasn't been too bad. It's been…