HANK CONGER'S SPRING TRAINING JOURNAL - WEEK ONE

HANK CONGER'S SPRING TRAINING JOURNAL WEEK ONEFebruary 20th, 2010 The first day of spring training always seems the same except for maybe some different faces. As I walked in the clubhouse, I greeted everybody and we exchanged conversations with each other about how everything has been, etc. Spring training for a catcher is usually a grind. The day usually consists of meetings, where each day the team is introduced to a player new to big league camp. We then go to stretch and do agility drills. Then after bullpens, we do specific drills, whether it's bunts, receiving, transfers or blocking. After all that, we take BP and condition after. I think the great part of spring training is that you're able to get into a set routine everyday to show up to the ballpark and get things done on the field. On Friday, I got to catch Anthony Ortega's bullpen and on Saturday I caught Will Smith's bullpen. Both of them looked very impressive, as they look...