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Is there anywhere else in the world that the simple packing and departure of a moving truck makes a whole region sit up and celebrate? There are already guys down in Fort Myers wearing Red Sox uniforms and taking BP, tossing balls around and working out, but for the majority of Red Sox nation, today is the true start of the countdown to spring.

Today the Red Sox pack up the equipment truck and move their whole operations down to Florida for six weeks. Today Adrian Beltre, John Lackey, Mike Cameron and Marco Scutaro put their stuff on the list of things to head to City of Palms Park. Today the sun wil be a little warmer, the clouds a little less grey and the region a little happier.

Today is Truck Day. We've made it.

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