Just waiting out a typical Florida downpour, so before I leave the press box, here are a few notes from tonight's 11-6 Phillies loss to the Blue Jays.* In his third spring-training start, Cole Hamels (left) wanted to establish the inside part of the plate with his fastball. Well, he didn't get the ball inside enough. The Jays hammered him for three homers, including two by Vernon Wells, but Hamels served notice that he'll continue to pound the inner half. He may even hit a few batters before spring training is over. "When you have [hitters] that don't buy into the inside thing, you have to forewarn them," Hamels said. "I don't want to hurt anyone, especially in spring training. I'm hoping they can get out of the way."
* Tom Gordon said he expects to throw on the side tomorrow and pitch Saturday against the Yankees at Bright House.
* Popular former Phillies (and Blue Rocks) catcher Sal Fasano was part of the Jays team that came here from nearby Dunedin, and some fans (Sal's Pals transplanted in Florida?) among the sold-out crowd at Bright House saluted him by chanting his name. Fasano acknowledged them by waving his arms while warming up pitcher Matt Roney in the eighth inning.
* I mentioned all the scouts in attendance. Well, Aaron Rowand, subject of many trade rumors, interrupted a 4-for-33 drought with a seventh-inning homer. Jayson Werth also hit a bomb in the seventh.
* Ryan Howard struck out three times. Good thing it didn't count.
* Freddy Garcia starts tomorrow against the Tigers in Lakeland. Jon Lieber will pitch in a minor league game here at the Complex.
Talk to you then.
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