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| 1999 Sports Illustrated #15 |
Spring Training Game 5 - Tuesday Afternoon, February 28th in Clearwater
Record - 4-1
One Sentence Summary: Zack Wheeler threw two scoreless innings and Trea Turner had a pair of hits and two more RBIs in this 7-2 win over the Blue Jays.
What It Means: Five games into the exhibition schedule, and this marks the first game I didn't follow for at least a pitch. I'll try to get back on track today.
What Happened: Wheeler struck out two and didn't allow a baserunner, throwing just 19 pitches in his spring debut. Turner is now 4 for 6 this spring with two runs scored and three RBIs. Johan Rojas, Vito Friscia, Turner and Nick Castellanos all had RBIs in the five-run fourth inning. Rojas would make a nice diving catch in center field in this game as well. Vimael Machin added a two-run double in the eighth for the Phillies.
Featured Card: Roger Clemens was invited into the Phillies clubhouse by manager Rob Thomson to give the team a pre-game pep talk. Clemens and Thomson were both employed by the Yankees in the early 2000s, and Clemens' son, Kody Clemens, is trying to make the Phillies' team as a utility player. One of the all-time greatest pitchers in the game, Clemens' PED use has led to his exclusion from the Hall of Fame so far. I have two Clemens baseball cards in my Phillies collection, and on both he's paired with another controversial pitcher from the same era - Curt Schilling. This card is from the 1999 Sports Illustrated set and the pair is included on another card in the 1998 Collector's Choice set.
Camp Head Count: 65
What It Means: Five games into the exhibition schedule, and this marks the first game I didn't follow for at least a pitch. I'll try to get back on track today.
What Happened: Wheeler struck out two and didn't allow a baserunner, throwing just 19 pitches in his spring debut. Turner is now 4 for 6 this spring with two runs scored and three RBIs. Johan Rojas, Vito Friscia, Turner and Nick Castellanos all had RBIs in the five-run fourth inning. Rojas would make a nice diving catch in center field in this game as well. Vimael Machin added a two-run double in the eighth for the Phillies.
Featured Card: Roger Clemens was invited into the Phillies clubhouse by manager Rob Thomson to give the team a pre-game pep talk. Clemens and Thomson were both employed by the Yankees in the early 2000s, and Clemens' son, Kody Clemens, is trying to make the Phillies' team as a utility player. One of the all-time greatest pitchers in the game, Clemens' PED use has led to his exclusion from the Hall of Fame so far. I have two Clemens baseball cards in my Phillies collection, and on both he's paired with another controversial pitcher from the same era - Curt Schilling. This card is from the 1999 Sports Illustrated set and the pair is included on another card in the 1998 Collector's Choice set.
Camp Head Count: 65
I'll still listing this as 65, even though Bryce Harper won't report for another week or so.
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