Photos: Red Sox Catcher Saltalamacchia Visits Furnace Brook Middle.

"Boston Red Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia laughs as he gets into a second vehicle after the first was forced to pull over due to a flat tire on Route 3 in Massachusetts Thursday, June 6, 2013."
“Boston Red Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia laughs as he gets into a second vehicle after the first was forced to pull over due to a flat tire on Route 3 in Massachusetts Thursday, June 6, 2013.”

"Boston Red Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia speaks to students at Furnace Brook Middle School in Marshfield, Massachusetts Thursday, June 6, 2013 as part of the Rally Against Cancer Program, a collaborative effort between the Red Sox and the Jimmy Fund to raise money for cancer research and care."
“Boston Red Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia speaks to students at Furnace Brook Middle School in Marshfield, Massachusetts Thursday, June 6, 2013 as part of the Rally Against Cancer Program, a collaborative effort between the Red Sox and the Jimmy Fund to raise money for cancer research and care.”

"Boston Red Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia poses for a photograph with students at Furnace Brook Middle School in Marshfield, Massachusetts Thursday, June 6, 2013 as part of the Rally Against Cancer Program, a collaborative effort between the Red Sox and the Jimmy Fund to raise money for cancer research and care."
“Boston Red Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia poses for a photograph with students at Furnace Brook Middle School in Marshfield, Massachusetts Thursday, June 6, 2013 as part of the Rally Against Cancer Program, a collaborative effort between the Red Sox and the Jimmy Fund to raise money for cancer research and care.”

"Students listen as Boston Red Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia speaks at Furnace Brook Middle School in Marshfield, Massachusetts Thursday, June 6, 2013 as part of the Rally Against Cancer Program, a collaborative effort between the Red Sox and the Jimmy Fund to raise money for cancer research and care."
“Students listen as Boston Red Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia speaks at Furnace Brook Middle School in Marshfield, Massachusetts Thursday, June 6, 2013 as part of the Rally Against Cancer Program, a collaborative effort between the Red Sox and the Jimmy Fund to raise money for cancer research and care.”

"Boston Red Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia poses for a photograph with students at Furnace Brook Middle School in Marshfield, Massachusetts Thursday, June 6, 2013 as part of the Rally Against Cancer Program, a collaborative effort between the Red Sox and the Jimmy Fund to raise money for cancer research and care."
“Boston Red Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia poses for a photograph with students at Furnace Brook Middle School in Marshfield, Massachusetts Thursday, June 6, 2013 as part of the Rally Against Cancer Program, a collaborative effort between the Red Sox and the Jimmy Fund to raise money for cancer research and care.”

You may notice that the first photo above isn’t quite like the others. That’s because on our way to Furnace Brook Middle School today for a visit with Boston Red Sox catcher, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, the SUV we were being driven in caught a flat tire and we were forced to pull over on the side of Route 3 near Marshfield, MA.
Salty was really cool about the delay, and we all sat in the car listening to country music for about fifteen minutes until a backup car showed up. I snapped a few quick photos as we changed cars on the side of the highway, and we moved on.
The event itself went fine. Our flat tire fiasco combined with a gym full of screaming middle schoolers made for an interesting morning. Never a dull moment.