Today is the final day at Bright House Field.

Which is a very good thing for the players, coaches and management of the Phillies. And for us media-types, too.

It's been a long, strange trip since arriving on February 10. More long than strange for sure.

The Phillies are hosting the Yankees today; Brett Myers is making his last start before Opening Day.

Clay Condrey - a lock for the bullpen right now is also scheduled to pitch. So, too is a somewhat unfamiliar name -- Andrew Carpenter, a minor league roster addition for today's game.

Fervent Phillies followers will probably know the name, though. Carpenter, the 2007 Baseball American Phillies Minor League Player of the Year, went 17-6 with a 3.20 ERA in his first, full minor league season with the Clearwater Threshers.

Suffice it to say, Carpenter has had some success on this mound. It should be interesting to see how the 6-foot-3, 230-pound right-hander fares against the likes of Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter and company today.

Scratch that - Jeter didn't make the trip. But Carpenter could see Robinson Cano, Bobby Abreu, A-Rod, Jason Giambi and Jorge Posada, who are all in the New York starting lineup.

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Kris Benson is here. So I'm guessing he didn't exercise the out-clause.

Honestly, this is the biggest, non-news story in camp. All along he's said he wants to be here, and all along the team has said they're willing to be patient with his rehabilitation.

So relax if you're panicking back home; Benson is not leaving.

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The Archive Files

While Myers, Cole Hamels and co. have the the top of the rotation looking legit, there's still some disarray in the overall pitcher picture.

As you read here yesterday, likable lefty Mike Zagurski will most likely go under the knife next month, which would cost him all of the 2008 season.