The latest sign that spring training is almost upon us: The Phillies' equipment truck leaves Friday for Clearwater.
It's an annual ritual. Equipment manager Dan O'Rourke and his staff load the 53-foot truck with thousands of items and make the drive (yes, they actually drive) from Citizens Bank Park to Bright House Field. We checked MapQuest, and it's about 17 hours, non-stop.
What's on the truck, you ask? Good question, and thanks to the Phillies, we have answers.
15 cases of gum (regular and sugarless)12 cases of sunflower seeds
20 coolers and a half pallet of Gatorade mix
300 helmets
350 pair of shorts
450 pair of socks
600 pair of pants
600 hats
200 fleeces
1,200 bats
2,000 t-shirts
10,000 12 oz. cups
15,000 baseballs
150 pairs of batting gloves
Hundreds of autographed bats, baseballs and game-used items to be sold for charity during the Phillies FanFest on Feb. 20 at Bright House Field.
Programming note: We expect to hear from Jimmy Rollins on a 2 p.m. conference call. J-Roll and Chipper Jones will be answering questions about the World Baseball Classic and other matters. I'm sure the NL East will come up a bit. We will, of course, let you know what he has to say.
2 comments:
1200 bats? What are they using those things for that they need nearly 15 or so per player???
I didn't realize they don't sell gum in Florida.
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