Mine is headed out west today and will be driving across the country - something I've never done. He's driving to Nashville from Myrtle Beach today and will spend the evening with a friend. The first leg is a 10 hour drive. Tomorrow, he is off to Oklahoma City where he will spend the second night of his journey at a friend's. The second leg is an 11 hour drive. On Friday, he'll drive into Phoenix where he is sharing a room with his college teammate from the Cubs. The third leg is the most grueling at 15 hours. Of course I told him to rest as often as he needs to.
He got two new tires on his car, a new battery, oil change, and new South Carolina tags before leaving. He still drives the same car he had in high school - a 2004 Saturn ION that only has about 85,000 miles on it. Told him to keep that car just like David Eckstein kept his.
On the baseball front, he is popping at the seems with excitement and cannot wait to get after it.
All the best to everyone's players this year.