BRADENTON, Fla. -- There's a scene from one of "The Naked Gun" films in which detective Frank Drebin, played by the late Leslie Nielsen, stands before a crowd of open-mouthed onlookers and shouts, "Nothing to see here; please disperse," as a building explodes behind him.
John Farrell did a brilliant reenactment Wednesday.
The Boston Red Sox turned an otherwise run-of-the-mill exhibition into a mini-spectacle by calling up 20-year-old top prospect Yoan Moncada from minor-league camp and starting him against the Pittsburgh Pirates. But as the players stretched on the field before batting practice, Farrell did his best to downplay the Cuban second baseman's presence.