Feb 24, 2009

'Twas the Night Before Baseball ...

It's probably the cold getting to me, but I've never wanted spring training to start as badly as I do this year, even though it could mean the end of the greatest two-year stretch of SoxandPhils baseball ever.

I'm very excited that games begin tomorrow. We even have lineups already. Be sure to tune into MLB Network tomorrow night to see Gil Velazquez, Dustin Richardson and Josh Bard lead the charge against the Twins.

The Phillies will have several regulars playing, plus Matt Stairs at DH, in an untelevised game against the Pirates. Question: If Stairs homers, does that mean six more weeks of winter?

Christine and I practiced watching baseball last night, popping in the DVD of the opening World Series game. We chose the Phillies radio broadcast. It was funny because some portions don't line up with the pictures from the Fox broadcast. For instance, there was dead silence when the Rays starters announced their lineup, and there were pictures of real rays swimming when Larry Andersen was discussing mechanics of the game.

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