There is some news from Clearwater. When the Phillies kick off the Grapefruit League season with an intersquad game on Friday, there will be a stranger in the lineup.
His name is Chase Utley. The second baseman has started the last two seasons on the shelf with aching knees. Not this year. Skipper Charlie Manuel says Utley will play both Friday and in the first exhibition game Saturday. Cole Hamels will start the opener.
Those sights and sounds are sure to spark a serious case of Spring and Phillies Fever up north where our teeth continue to chatter in these 30-degree temperatures.
We want to do our part to keep you warm and thinking about spring, Phillies fans. How do some free tickets to a Phillies game at Citizens Bank Park sound?
Get all the details here as we kick off another great online contest. It’s our ‘Take Me Out to the Ballgame’ contest.
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