It’s the words we have been waiting to hear for months.
Pitchers and catchers.
For the Phillies, that day is Wednesday in Clearwarter. Workouts begin on Thursday.
It will be our first opportunity to see Roy Halladay in red pinstripes, if you don’t count the current issue of the Sporting News. That’s right, the Phils’ new acquisition is a cover boy, declared the ace of the National League.
That likely will not be what’s on the mind of Phillies fans, however.
They likely will still be wondering what it would have been like to see both Halladay and Cliff Lee working out side by side. Of course, that did not happen.
The Phils dealt Lee to Seattle as they were acquiring Halladay.
Which means a lot of eyes are going to be focused on the Phils’ pitching this year, and on one person in particular, and it’s not Halladay. You pretty much know what you’re going to get with him. The guy who is going to be under the microscope is Cole Hamels, who without Lee in the rotation will be asked to revert to his 2008 form and hook up with Halladay to be a devastating one-two punch for the Phils.
Hamels apparently has been working out feverishly all winter, as opposed to last year when he spent most of his off-season on the banquet circuit after being named the MVP of the National League Championship Series and World Series.
Call them Double-H. Hamels & Halladay.
All eyes will be on them this spring. And isn’t that a nice word to use.
Spring. Our front page on Sunday could not have said it any better.
Ahhhhhhhhhh!
Pitchers and catchers.
For the Phillies, that day is Wednesday in Clearwarter. Workouts begin on Thursday.
It will be our first opportunity to see Roy Halladay in red pinstripes, if you don’t count the current issue of the Sporting News. That’s right, the Phils’ new acquisition is a cover boy, declared the ace of the National League.
That likely will not be what’s on the mind of Phillies fans, however.
They likely will still be wondering what it would have been like to see both Halladay and Cliff Lee working out side by side. Of course, that did not happen.
The Phils dealt Lee to Seattle as they were acquiring Halladay.
Which means a lot of eyes are going to be focused on the Phils’ pitching this year, and on one person in particular, and it’s not Halladay. You pretty much know what you’re going to get with him. The guy who is going to be under the microscope is Cole Hamels, who without Lee in the rotation will be asked to revert to his 2008 form and hook up with Halladay to be a devastating one-two punch for the Phils.
Hamels apparently has been working out feverishly all winter, as opposed to last year when he spent most of his off-season on the banquet circuit after being named the MVP of the National League Championship Series and World Series.
Call them Double-H. Hamels & Halladay.
All eyes will be on them this spring. And isn’t that a nice word to use.
Spring. Our front page on Sunday could not have said it any better.
Ahhhhhhhhhh!
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