BRADENTON, Fl. – Normally my day begins with a trip to McKechnie Field around 7-7:30 in the morning, in order to get morning interviews. That is followed by some writing, and then a drive over to Pirate City around 9:00 AM, getting there when they take the field. I eventually make my way back to McKechnie when minor league practice is over, and the MLB game is starting.
Today I decided to skip McKechnie in the morning and go right to Pirate City where I could write, and then watch live BP. That all changed when I got an e-mail around 9:30, letting me know that Neal Huntington was speaking to the media later in the morning at McKechnie.