The Philadelphia Phillies may have the best managers and coaches in the world lined up work to the world, but that they do not mean they do not work them out cut them out for them The list includes manager Charlie Manual, hitting coach Milt Thompson, pitching coach Rich Dubee, bench coach Pete Mackanin, first base coach Davey Lopes, third base coach Sam Perlozzo, bullpen coach Mick Billmeyer, bullpen catcher Tim Gradoville, director of medical services Dr. Michael Ciccotti, MD, athletic trainer Scott Sheridan, assistant athlete trainer, Mark Anderson, ATC and conditioning coordinator Dong Lien.
The roster is not pitchers Joe Bisenius, Joe Blanton, Andrew Carpenter, Carlos Carrasco, Clay Condrey, Chad Durbin, Adam Eaton, Sergio Escalona, Scott Eyre, Cole Hamels, JA Happ, Kyle Kendrick, Brad Lidge, Ryan Madson, Robert Mosebach, Jamie Moyer, Brett Myers, Drew Naylor, Scott Nestor, Chan Ho Park And outfielders Raul Ibanez, JC Romero and Michael Zagurski; catchers Chris Coste, Lou Marson, Joel Naughton, Ronny Paulino and Carlos Ruiz; infielders Eric Bruntlett, Greg Dobbs, Pedro Feliz, Brad Harman, Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley; Geoff Jenkins, John Mayberry, Matt Stairs, Shane Victorino and Jayson Werth.
Well, if you & # 39; re the Phillies, you get everyone packed and ready to go and you head down to to Clearwater, Florida. Bright House Field will host the Phillies this year for Spring Training and the 2009 Grapefruit League season, which officially begins with a charity game on February 26 against the Blue Jays.
The games Continue with a Rays, Canada in an Exhibition game, the United States in an Exhibition game, Tigers, Reds, Braves, Pirates, Cardinals, Reds again, Blue Jays again, Twins, Yankees back to back in two games, Red Sox, Astros and Blue Jays a third time in the month of March.
With this kind of line up and thorough Spring Training, it sounds as though the Phillies will have very few moments to stop and get sore or sit around and relax but then this is baseball season coming up and if the phillies are as excited as they all Be there getting back into the swing of things, then there will not be a dull moment in the training, on the field, in the games or any other time that the Phillies are doing what they love to do best, which is playing baseball.
As the time winds down, local events are winding up for the Phillies as well, including the opportunity bid cold weather a fond farewell.
