BY SCOTT LAUBERSo, I didn't hear it, but a trusted source tells me Ryan Madson made a guest appearance this morning on the Preston & Steve Show on WMMR and caught some grief for admitting he likes playing Guitar Hero and hanging out at the TGI Friday's near his South Jersey home. I mention this only because colleague Chuck Gormley reports today that Madson may have a post-baseball career as a barber. Evidently, he gave Marcus Giles a haircut, but Giles had to sweep up his own hair. Hopefully, it looks better than Madson did last season when he gave himself a reverse Mohawk.
A few other notes from Chuck:
--Cole Hamels allowed two hits and a walk in two scoreless innings against Team Canada, a solid debut for the Phillies' ace.
--Jayson Werth (right shoulder strain) will take batting practice tomorrow.
--Mickey Morandini is working with Chase Utley on doing some things differently to protect his surgically repaired hip. "If you can turn a double play two or three different ways, they're not going to know what they want to do when they come into the bag," Morandini said. "He's been very receptive about doing things a little differently at second base, and for a superstar like him, it's nice to see he's willing to do some things that's going to better his career and hopefully make it a lot longer."
--Another day, another homer for John Mayberry Jr. Not sure if he's going to make the team, but he's making a great case for himself. Just remember: You read about Mayberry and his father in The News Journal way back on Feb. 13.
--Kyle Kendrick will start tomorrow against the U.S. team for the World Baseball Classic, and he's excited about facing Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino. "I talked to [Rollins] yesterday and told him to watch out for that changeup," Kendrick said. "I don't want to hit him, I know that. I'm looking forward to it. It's like facing an All-Star team. Every hitter they have is like a 3-hole hitter. Still got to throw strikes. I told Shane if I ever faced him I'd hit him."
All for now.
2 comments:
He'd be one tall barber. He'd need a special chair to bump his clients up to his level.
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Slauber: Have the Phil's thought about adding Virgil Chevalier to their roster. If they are dead set against going after soon-to-be mega-star Gil Valesquez, they might want to sign Virgil on the cheap. Virgil could be the next Butch Huskey, but a little thinner in the girth and not so enamored with the fast-food burger.
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