Truck Day 2014 is upon us.

Let the cliches roll.

Next stop, Fort Myers.

It's been a landmark week in sports. We've enjoyed the Kitten Bowl, the Puppy Bowl, the Super Bowl, Round One of the Beanpot, the start of the Olympics, bad toilets in Russia, a 2011 Stanley Cup Finals rematch and the continuing saga of Tankapalooza.

All of these monumental events merely served as opening acts for the week's ultimate athletic signature moment on Saturday: Truck Day 2014 at Fenway Park.

Truck Day means we've survive the brutal offseason, or at least that untenable gap between the end of the Patriots' season and the first hint of baseball.

The Red Sox are defending World Series Cup champions. Red Sox fans have until Opening Day to take advantage of the opportunity of a lifetime, and walk away from the team following its most spectacular season since Ban Johnson began the American League. Leaving on top is very, very enticing. But sadly, at least for sad sacks like myself, it's not a real option. Crack, carbs and cigarettes are all infinitely harder to quit than the Red Sox, even they aren't nearly as harmful at times.

Several players, including Xander Bogaerts, Jon Lester and Will Middlebrooks, are already working out in Fort Myers. Truck Day gives New Englanders a nice, clean way to mark the unofficial start of the new baseball calendar year. It's more welcomed during a winter that's been markedly more brutal than most. It also provides the Red Sox with another chance to demonstrate their ability to turn just about anything into a publicity stunt, including the transportation of athletic gear and clothing from Boston to Florida.

Last year's Truck Day carried the slogan: "Big Things Ahead." Big indeed. On this Truck Day Eve, the Red Sox have many unanswered questions heading into the 2014 season. Here are 10 for starters:

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10 Red Sox Questions to honor Truck Day