On Saturday, the Portland Press Herald's Ray Routhier reported that Stephen King is starting to research a new book. The book follows a Red Sox fan's experience throughout the 2004 season. He is writing with another Sox fan and horror writer, Stewart O'Nan. I feel a strange sense of security knowing this. I know that whenever I plan on some kind of surety - winning Megabucks, world peace, a Red Sox championship - Murphy's Law comes into play. I'm not a fatalist like King, however. I don't expect the worst or invent it. I try to play it safe. Surely King must be up to something besides a best-selling novel.

I'm back. After a little hiatus to celebrate the Super Bowl victory with the rest of New England, it is time to talk about what really matters...The Boston Red Sox.

I'm ready for baseball season to begin. I love this time of year. And I love the Sox. In fact, that love has cost me a couple of fantasy baseball titles. You see, I never draft Yankees. Yeah, I'm that devoted and perhaps a little stupid.

Lots happens over the course of the spring training, most of it is of no consequence. I watch the games and enjoy the action. However, some questions always seem to come up.