Milan Lucic Hits Some Balls, Talks Upcoming Season at Fenway

Shawn mentioned the Rock and Jock softball event that Milan Lucic will be hosting Wednesday night in Lowell. Here is a video that I thought I would pass along from NESN.com, with Lucic not only discussing the event and his opportunity to take a few cuts on the Fenway Park field, but also his road back from a wrist injury, the Bruins’ upcoming trip to Prague, and the additions of Nathan Horton and Tyler Seguin.

http://www.nesn.com/2010/08/milan-lucic-feeling-healthy-takes-aim-at-fenway-parks-green-monster.html

This one is worth checking out as well; if for no other reason than to see how David Ortiz and Lucic stack up in size. Ortiz looks a bit larger than Lucic in these videos, mostly in height.

http://www.nesn.com/2010/08/david-ortiz-serves-as-milan-lucics-personal-hitting-coach.html

Here is the real tale of the tape, though, according to the team websites, which reveals that the two are nearly identical:

Milan Lucic– 6’4”, 220 lbs
David Ortiz– 6’4”, 230 lbs

Also, I just want to tip my hat to Shawn Thornton. For what it’s worth, the guy always seems to be in the middle of every Bruins charity event. I mean, I can’t say I blame the guy. Why would you not want to bowl in the Beckett Bowl or play in a softball game on a nice Summer night? But I’m sure the guy obviously has a busy schedule, so it is definitely a testament of the kind of character player that he is. I am shocked, though, that he’s never swung a bat before.

Let’s hope, though, that Lucic and Thornton will at least take it a little easy in tonight’s charity game. We don’t need any fluke injuries (see former Patriots running back Robert Edwards)