The Phillies players have been trickling in for days now, but today marks the official day when pitchers and catchers are to report to Clearwater.
Brett Myers rolled into spring training in a hot red sports car while Jon Lieber rolled in his new.. uh.. I think that's a truck. Who would want one of those? I guess Shaq.
Four 50-gallon diesel tanks cost $500 to fill, though, at a thrifty 12 miles per gallon coming from a 300-hp Caterpillar engine, Lieber only used a quarter of a tank driving here from his home in Mobile, Ala.
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Wow. $500 to fill your vehicle up with gas. That is slightly insane.
Ryan Howard was tossing the ball around yesterday as pictured. Click the image for larger original.
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