Hid-e-ous

(J. Meric/Getty Images)

Okajima Picks Up Where He Left Off

Box: Minnesota 8, Boston 4 | Oki-Doki: 1 Inning, 5 Hits, 4 Runs, Sox Done
Sox Back to the Wall After Grapefruit League Mayor's Cup Opening Loss
Cameron Looks Great Out of the Gate, Wags, Lars Homer
Beck in the Saddle Again, Buchh Back on Top
'I know a fake F-bomb when I hear one.' Sincerely Josh Beckett on Melissa Leo
Tito Takes the Ball from Jenks in Ozzie Soap Opera

"I felt like I was rushing a little bit. There's some positives there. I wanted to get some groundballs. That means you're keeping the ball down, and I did that. So, it was good." -- Josh Beckett

The Anger is Percolating in Boston

(BDD / Mike Briggs Illustration)

Celtics Pull Trigger and Fire the Beast with No Shot

Perkins Dealt in a Stunner

"We'll see." -- Doc

L'il Big Man

(Steve Silva / Boston.com)

Like Father, Like Son at Camp Sunshine

Video: L'il Papi Has Become a Big Hit on Edison Ave.

No Guts, Just Glory

(Jim Davis / Globe Staff)

Everyone Loves the Way the Sox Are Shaping Up

Even AG Gets OK to Swing Away | Spring Training Today
While you are reading this, Carl Crawford is chatting it up and fitting in nicely
This Just In: All the starters will win 20 games and share the Cy
Even A-Rod is into it, praising future Hall of Famer Iglesias | Jeter likes Sox, too
Varitek could play another 10 years | Salty might win Triple Crown
And Nice to see the Liverpool Brass swing by on the way to Daytona
No one is ribbing Jacoby about the lost season
Pedroia's hair is growing in as we speak
There's a Kinder, Gentler Kevin Youkilis
Even Daisuke and J.D. Drew are expected to come through
Icing on the cake: Hank Rips Derek the Builder

"... Sometimes they celebrated a little too much last year. Some of the players [read: Derek Jeter] too busy building mansions and concentrating on other things and not concentrating on winning." -- Hank slams Jetes, it's all falling into place

Armed and Dangerous

(Jim Davis / Globe Staff)

Beckett's Back and He's Going Forth

Shaughnessy: Beckett's a moving pitcher | Video: 'I want to be on a 100 win team'

"I can�t change last year. I�ve just got to do the best I can this year. My dad says, �Throw the broken mirror away.� You can�t change anything that�s already happened." -- Josh Beckett... look for him to win 20 again at a ballpark near you

Yes, Deer!

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Scottish Deerhound is Best in Show at Westminster

"I think Hickory could feel my lead that I was excited and went with it." -- Handler Angela Lloyd

Combover Here

(Steve Silva / Boston.com)

From Head to Toe, Pedey Got a Makeover

Pedroia May Be Starting Slower This Spring, But His Mouth Is In Midseason Form

"He's a tool." -- Pedroia jokes about Tito and more in a highly entertaining Q&A session

(BDD / James MacLeod Cartoons)

Gon With the Wind

(Steve Silva / Boston.com)

Adrian Gonzalez Blows Into Fort Myers Early

Photos: More Early Sox Arrivals in Camp | A-Gon Video
Finn Breaks Down the Red Sox, 25-to-1
Your Turn: Rank the 2011 Red Sox

How We Roll

(Sopan Deb / Boston.com)

Fans Celebrate Another Spring in Boston
as The Truck Gets Ready to Roll

It's Truck Day. The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.
Photos: Early Scenes from Fort Myers | Lester's Not Worried About April

Early Spring Ahead

(BDD Photo Illustration)

Grady Little Did Not See His Shadow This Morning
So Winter Will Be Winding Down Soon

To the relief of winter-weary Red Sox fans, Boston's most famous over-matched manager predicted an early spring today.

Grady Little emerged just after dawn on Groundhog Day to make his 125th annual weather forecast in front of a smaller-than-usual crowd who braved muddy, icy conditions to hear the 2003 Game 7 goat reveal that he had not seen his shadow.