Bud Selig presenting award to Jerry Reinsdorf at Sox Fest

Hey one and all. Sox Fest began last night. It was fun times. In all honestly, I was kind of wondering what to expect given the changes the team has gone through this off season. Not to mention, it is hard to figure out just what exactly this season is going to be. In case you missed it, I am live-tweeting from the seminars. Below, you can read my tweets from last night. I apologize for the spelling errors, but that can happen when you are trying to quickly type. If you have any questions about stuff, feel free to leave them in the comments. I will be back today live-tweeting and will have a recap of Saturday for you as well.

If you want to follow along during the day, just check out my twitter feed. I apologize in advance if I don’t respond to your tweets right away. Coverage can be spotty so I might not see it for a bit. Don’t forget, if you are around tonight, come hang out with me at Miller’s Pub around 7:30. And if you are at Sox Fest, come say hi

And now for the tweets from the Opening Ceremonies: 

• Members of the volunteer corps with FTP close seats. #SoxFest
• Things starting late. Lots of ’05 reminders. #SoxFest
• SouthPaw entertaining the masses. #SoxFest
• Someone is late. Not sure who but that is why the delay in start #SoxFest
• We’re under way! #SoxFest
• Volunteer corp getting acknowledgement! Way to go guys. #SoxFest
• Showing a video of what the volunteer corp does. See whitesox dot com for info on how you can get involved. #SoxFest
• Bud Selig awarding an award to the volunteer corp for philanthropy. #SoxFest
• 2012 team being introduced. #SoxFest
• Some players people going crazy for. Others not so much. #SoxFest
• On a side note, now is a time I wish I were closer to six feet tall. #shortpeopleproblems #SoxFest
• People love aj and the king. Chants of paulee. #SoxFest
• Members of ’05 team introduced. #SoxFest
• Some boos as ken williams introduced. Ouch. #SoxFest
• Cuh-razy applause for Joe Crede. #SoxFest
• Showing a video of appreciation of the game. #SoxFest
• Robin just introduced. Much love for him. #SoxFest
• So my tweets are prob out of order. Crap service. Hope I don’t land in jail. #SoxFest
• Hawk starts off asking how bud plans to follow up after last season’s drama going into the post season. #SoxFest
• 1st seminar: hawk harrelson chatting with commissioner Bud Selig. #SoxFest
• Discussion of wild card now. Things like ’04 #redsox wouldn’t happen sans wild card. #SoxFest
• How important for teams to come up a volunteer type thing being discussed. #SoxFest
• Clubs now more than ever are active in community. Things amazing what the volunteer corp does. #SoxFest
• Very proud of efforts. #SoxFest
• Subject of mandatory drug testing. #SoxFest
• When bud came in to his role, realized that baseball was torn apart. Wanted to bring the teams together. #SoxFest
• Game is more important than a lot of stuff (things that caused discord). #SoxFest
• Sport at $7.5 billion and growing. #SoxFest
• Should league realignment occur and will dh in both? #SoxFest
• Often think that dh use overall hen catastrophic event such as overall realignment. #SoxFest
• This will be forty yrs of dh. #SoxFest
• MLB dot com began on $75m. In 4 yrs owners got that back. Worth crazy amt now. #SoxFest
• ? Frm fan: chapter on the volunteer corps & most unusual project when write book? #SoxFest
• Yes as game is a vehicle for social change. Fav part of job in what baseball can do. #SoxFest
• Example steroids societal problem not baseball prob. #SoxFest
• Tweaking of instant replay coming #SoxFest
• Gone over it there will be more on those trapped balls and down the line stuff. #SoxFest
• Taking a look at more replay. #SoxFest
• Thoughts on volunteer corp & expectations for future? #SoxFest
• Sox blew him away. Anytime can do something o make world better is awesome. #SoxFest
• Criticism of 2nd wild card benefitting red sox & yankees? Thoughts? #SoxFest
• Thinks it is ludicrous. Doesn’t help or hurt more than anyone else. #SoxFest
• Added wild card will help the sport.#SoxFest
• Any change on field to better the experience for fans watching on tv? #SoxFest
• Will not go back to 154 due to bad economics. #SoxFest
• Why does Ichiro have 1st name on jersey and everyone else last name? #SoxFest
• Been candid so I don’t know. Go ask ichiro #SoxFest
• And that concludes the state of the game. #SoxFest
• Feet away from joe cowley. Walking away. #SoxFest
• With de Aza will he be considered in cf and rios to rf and maybe even Dayan to lf? #SoxFest
• Decisions like this at what spring is for. #SoxFest
• For kw thought process on santos trade? #SoxFest
• In the rebuilding people missed the hybrid not full scale sell off rebuild.#SoxFest
• Think kid got back can be top rotation guy. #soxFest
• Need to stock and secure starting pitching. #SoxFest
• For robin: plans to get Dunn out of slump? #soxFest
• Hope environment will be different. Job to get in environment to b successful. #SoxFest
• For kw: fan making a statement. ThEn Steve ask if a ? In there. Awkward. #SoxFest
• Compare oz to robin asked to Steve. Robin says I haven’t managed yet #SoxFest
• Have you see joe cree’s belly? Kw asks #soxFest
• Should be crede
• On handling the pitching staff? Don’t know. Steve can compare next year. #SoxFest
• Kw to robin. No one will like how you handle The pitching staff. Robb I have a new BFF! #SoxFest
• With buehrle going yes sale going to rotation. Plan all along not losing mark but Chris o rotation. #SoxFest
• Kw think Chris will be a special guy. #SoxFest
• Where are ya robin with mental prep for new job? #SoxFest
• Starts at end of season. Lots o time to think it over and what want to do. #SoxFest
• Robin is quite funny in that dry way. He is going to be awesome (if I will it) #SoxFest
• What do you think robin will bring to help him #SoxFest
• Kw: take on cespedes and solar? #SoxFest
• Kw who are they? Are the any good? Think choose not to answer. #SoxFest
• Many fans feel fundamentals horrid. Plans to improve? Reduce base stealers? #SoxFest
• Have beliefs common w/ coaches on fundamentals. Take care of in spring. Want 2 play right way. Don’t do, reflection on robin & org. #SoxFest
• Parent former catcher. Will help with that and he cares a great deal about it. #SoxFest
• Preview of speech to team when meet them? Robin will save for them. #SoxFest
• Robin just did a “profound” on kw. Relating back to awkward statement. Will try to explain later. Got quite he laughter. #SoxFest
• Questions about bacon and position changes. #SoxFest
• Robin thinks the confidence he has in the field bacon needs at the plate. #SoxFest
• Some thinks if bacon go back to hat he did he can be successful. Matter of bacon learning failure at the big leagues. #SoxFes
• Kw thinks jake far removed from injuries. Expects 200 innings. Best yet to come from him. #SoxFest
• Robin kind of talking back to kw. I love it! #SoxFest
• Talking back was in context of Steve robin me giving great moment in playing career. #SoxFest
• Think of chances for 2012? #SoxFest
• Robin not expecting to lose. Team won’t go in expecting to lay down and roll over. Someone has to earn it. Like 4 it 2 b sox. #SoxFest
• Next session is about pitching: farmer coop Crain Gavin Ohman sale and Thornton. #SoxFest
• Ed farmer said that rios & Dunn gotta play better. #SoxFest
• No Chris sale. Philip Humber instead. #SoxFest
• Coop says prob carry 12 pitchers. Maybe 3 spots up for grabs. #SoxFest
• Gavin on coop: since been with sox coop been fun allow to blossom as pitcher. Keep it simple. #SoxFest
• Humber agrees with Gavin on coop.#SoxFest
• Coop says Ohman Crain & Thornton will be big spot pitching. No idea on closer. #SoxFest
• Coop thinks the guys will show him & staff what they should do.#SoxFest
• Guys good about short memories. #SoxFest
• With Addison reed his goal is to make the team. Then can figure where he goes. #SoxFast
• Spot where Ohman likes? #SoxFast
• And sidetracked. Haha #SoxFest
• Matt just Defined what “wearing It” is. #SoxFest
• Chris sale shows. He apparently was eating. #SoxFest
• Guy ask if Matt though of throwing a change up. #SoxFest
• Matt says not good idea. Slider and fb more effective in situations he is in. #soxfest
• Six pitchers #SoxFest
• Fan asks coop about what kind of input he has in player decisions. #soxFest
• Coop says only time was when he saw Thornton in Seattle that if can get him I can fix him #SoxFest
• Thinks kw has good idea of who the org can help. #SoxFest
• It’s all about the players not the coaches. #SoxFest
• Voluntarily had access to kw’s house for 4 hrs what would you do? #soxFest
• Some of the guys didnt know he kw breakin story.
• Guy just asked Chris if his wife could cook. Implying he’s a bit thin.#SoxFest
• Never tell aj what pitch to call. #SoxFest
• Calls from dugout at fundamental such as pitchout hold ball etc. #soxFest
• Excited about tigers getting a big bat. Prep for prince any differently?#Soxfest
• Jesse kind of bashing the prince to al. Different league boy. #Soxfest
• Matt says questions. With tigers? They have questions after jv. Scherzer alright but here are questions. #SoxFest
• Matt: screw them who cares on Detroit. #SoxFest
• Fans asks farmer what happens on the plane. #SoxFest
• Farmer says he’s usually sleeping if no prob still wouldn’t say. #SoxFest
• One defining moment in careers? #SoxFest
• Jesse it was against sox. Last year with twins. Bases loaded and he cleaned it up tins win. #SoxFest
• Will says career defines him. Feels fortunate to put on uniform daily. #Soxfest
• Ask Jesse about seein he blackout game? Pretty cool to see. Lot of fun.#SoxFest
• Jesse thinks it would be cool to see a blackout game. #SoxFest
• Coop complimented on looks. Coop says he’s taking better care. #SoxFest
• Will Ohman is hysterical! #SoxFest
• Advice on a young pitcher: Matt says let them have fun and enjoy it. #SoxFest
• If good they will find you. Says. Matt #SoxFest
• Girl wishes Gavin happy bday. Asks best thing shot being in the majors. #SoxFest
• Matt & will cracking on Gavin’s sweater. Not everyone can pull off the mr Rogers look. #SoxFest
• To Chris cape cod league similar to? He can really compare. #SoxFest
• Says north woods league being close t minor league ball. #SoxFest
• Matt says cold weather and his pitching last season was coincidence. He didn’t get it done. #SoxFest
• Matt says slider was always a questionable pitch. He had to work for it. Will laughs as he says Matt pitched 18 innings & drafted #SoxFest
• And that concludes pitching. Infield up next. #SoxFest
• Chris sticking around to sign autographs. Cool dude. #SoxFest
• High applause for the 2012 minus Brent morel. #SoxFest
• Pk just said gold glove about hitting or bacon got to hit better. #SoxFest
• Dj asks bacon to explain how he turns the dp with Ramirez. #SoxFest
• Bacon says more instinctual with hem though they work on it. #SoxFest
• Dj asks Ramirez if instinctual as well #SoxFest
• He says it is def instinctively and know where to be since know the hitters. #SoxFest
• Pk on working with the various guys: he has he easy job. Just grab & go to the bag. #SoxFest
• Pk thought infield play was positive last season. Admits he doesn’t move well. Knows others will get them for him. #SoxFest
• Big thing at first have to learn the throws of his other infielders. #SoxFest
• Fan ask bacon about his adjustment on position change. #SoxFest
• Bacon says only way to do is repetition. #SoxFest
• To Pk any discussion with Jerry on post career life? Pk says nope. Couldn’t deal with it now. Take away from what tryin to do now. #SoxFest
• Pk think cut from same cloth as robin as far as want to coach etc. #SoxFest
• To alexei: what make you successful going from Cuba to MLB? #SoxFest
• He says when came lots of guidance from contreras. #SoxFest
• Question asked to bacon of whether new manager hitting coach make dif? H says on him not them. #SoxFest
• Change good but bacon thinks back to being himself & where he wants to be. #SoxFest
• What is Ramirez role in recruiting Cuban players #Soxfest
• Doesn’t take big role. Just give advice and law them know of good sox org. #SoxFest
• On game prep bacon likes to think he is going to make the greatest play in the world. #SoxFest
• How think fare in division. #soxFest
• Bacon says add wildcard it is a good thing. #SoxFest
• Pk not concerning with division title yet. Focus from day one on goals. Starts in spring. #SoxFest
• Alexei says they are a young and hungry team. Play together can go far. #SoxFest
• Childhood baseball idols? #SoxFest
• Bacon when I was five Paul started playing baseball. Grew up in fb fam so jeter for him. #SoxFest
• Pk says for him mattingly since he grew up on east coast. #SoxFest
• Alexei in country growing up think baseball idolize Ozzie smith. #SoxFest
• That’s it for today. See ya at 9 am tomorrow for more #SoxFest

I hope I have you covered on information from Sox Fest. Now we can get to the 2012 season!!!