An email from Brett

"Well, it was a fun day!!
Just being around there and getting a hit my first at-bat was pretty cool.
In my first at-bat, it was "0-2" and he threw a slider and I singled to centre.
Next at-bat is was "0-1" and he threw another slider but I grounded out to second base
Should've done a lot more with it but didn't!!"

The scoreboard!!!

This is an excerpt from the game report which appeared in The Boston Herald
The Orioles' scoreboard operator was amusingly clueless about the Red Sox roster yesterday.
When minor leaguer Brett Roneberg pinch hit in the eighth inning wearing No. 26, the scoreboard said Ramiro Mendoza (a pitcher who also wears No. 26) was up to bat.

Game Report

Pair in ninth lifts Red Sox over O's
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Jimmy Alvarez's RBI triple scored Terry Shumpert in the ninth inning, sparking the Red Sox's 4-2 win over the Orioles on Sunday at Fort Lauderdale Stadium.
Shumpert singled to begin the ninth, and Alvarez drilled a line drive to right-center field off Rodrigo Lopez.
Shumpert pulled up while scoring with what appeared to be a strained hamstring.
David Murphy then singled in Alvarez to cap the scoring in the Red Sox' second straight spring win over the Orioles.
Anastacio Martinez picked up his first save.
Boston forged ahead in the sixth when Miguel Tejada threw late to first base on David McCarty's bases-loaded grounder and Manny Ramirez scored.
But Lopez (1-2) ducked the jam by getting Shumpert to pop out and striking out Doug Mirabelli.
Tejada made up for his miscue in the sixth by doubling off Mark Malaska.
He then stole third and scored on catcher Mirabelli's throwing error.
Erik Bedard was solid in his five innings, allowing one run and two hits with three strikeouts.
Bronson Arroyo fared much better than in his first outing against Baltimore, when he allowed four runs in the first inning.
Luis Matos began the Orioles first with a single, but he was caught stealing.
The Orioles got on the board in the fourth when David Segui singled off Arroyo and then Miguel Tejada walked.
One out later, Jay Gibbons followed with an RBI single to right field, scoring Segui.
Arroyo escaped without further damage by striking out Melvin Mora.
Arroyo allowed one run and four hits in four innings.
The Red Sox evened the game in the fifth when McCarty broke Bedard's no-hitter by socking a home run to left-center field.
One out later, Mirabelli singled and Cesar Crespo walked, but Gibbons made a nice running catch in right field on Gabe Kapler's liner to end the inning.

Box Score

Boston Batter Pos AB R H RBI G Kapler CF 3 0 0 0 D Murphy CF 2 0 1 1 A Dominique C 4 0 2 0 M Ramirez LF 2 1 0 0 M Murton LF 2 0 1 0 D Ortiz 1B 2 0 0 0 B Roneberg RF 2 0 1 0 E Burks DH 4 0 0 0 D Mccarty 1B 4 1 2 2 T Shumpert 3B 2 1 1 0 Z Borowiak 3B 0 0 0 0 D Mirabelli C 2 0 0 0 A Alvarez 2B 1 1 1 1 C Crespo SS 4 0 0 0 Totals 34 4 9 4   Baltimore Batter Pos AB R H RBI L Matos CF 3 0 1 0 C Bellinger LF 1 0 0 0 D Segui 1B 4 1 1 0 M Tejada SS 2 1 2 0 E Garabito SS 1 0 1 0 R Palmeiro DH 4 0 0 0 J Lopez C 3 0 0 0 C Mendez C 1 0 0 0 J Gibbons RF 3 0 1 1 T Raines Jr RF 1 0 0 0 M Mora 3B 3 0 0 0 D Bautista 3B 1 0 0 0 L Bigbie CF 3 0 0 0 L Lopez 2B 3 0 0 0 M Fontenot 2B 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 2 6 1   BATTING 2B: M Tejada 3B: A Alvarez HR: David Mccarty (4) off Erik Bedard in the 5th ; ; Team LOB: Boston 9, Baltimore 5 BASERUNNING SB: M Tejada 1 (1) CS: L Matos, T Shumpert FIELDING E: D Mirabelli, A Dominique
Boston Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR B Arroyo 4 4 1 1 1 4 0 M Malaska 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 A Embree 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 X Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 F Brooks (W,1-0) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 A Martinez (S,2) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0   Baltimore Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR E Bedard 5 2 1 1 2 3 1 R Lopez (L,1-2) 4 7 3 3 3 3 0   HB: T Shumpert by E Bedard T: 2:34 Att: 8,569

The Stadium

Fort Lauderdale Stadium
1301 NW 55th Street
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309

For the 9th consecutive season, the Baltimore Orioles will migrate south in February for Spring Training at Fort Lauderdale Stadium.
Beginning February 19 team practices will be open to the public at no charge.
Our 14-game home schedule begins March 4.

Field Dimensions
------Leftfield - 332'
------Rightfield - 320'
------Centrefield - 401'