TAMPA, Fla. -- Sitting in Tampa International, waiting for my Southwest flight to board. The Phillies, meanwhile, are nearly home. Less than a half-hour after today's 14-5 loss to the Tigers, they boarded two buses from Joker Marchant Stadium (best name for a spring-training ballpark) to nearby Lakeland Regional Airport. A few brief notes:
* Brett Myers showed up with a Mohawk haircut. Nothing like starting the season in style, I suppose.
* Adam Eaton's line today -- 4.2 IP, 11 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 1 K. That's your No. 5 starter, ladies and gents.
* Charlie Manuel made an interesting comment after the game. "We kept having to bounce back last year, and it looks like we're going to have to do that again," he said. I interpreted him to mean that the Phillies rebounded from a lot of lopsided losses last season. There were times when their motto may as well have been "kill or be killed." And with the pitching still suspect and the offense still mighty, there may be some more lopsided games in their future.
OK, signing off for now. Talk to you from home.
4 comments:
Welcome back!
Welcome back Scott, and thanks for absolutely terrific coverage of spring training.
i second that emotion.
great job.
Slauber, I'm surprised your bosses didn't tell you to take some well-deserved R&R at Mar-A-Lago the Trump estate in Palm Beach. If there is anyone who deserves that special treat after a hectic and very tough spring, it's you. Borrow Ryan Howard's American Express card. You know there's no spending limit on it. Live the life of leisure, son. And if your bosses aren't keen to the idea, tell 'em Jingles approved the two week respite for job well done. And take the time off WITH PAY. They can see it through the first two weeks of the Phillies season without you. You deserve a little chill time on the beach, surrounded by bathing beauties, many tropical drinks with umbrellas and all the pastrami you can eat.
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