Picture Day at the ballpark.

You know those pictures you see of a player on the jumbo-tron/phanavision when a player steps up to the plate at Citizens Bank Park. Those pictures are born today.

So if you see Jayson Werth looking like he just woke up on the jumbotron when he steps to the plate in June, it's probably because that was the case on a cold February morning at Spring Training.

Picture day does have it's funny moments. Besides a bat (for hitters) and a glove (for pitchers), the only other thing players need to bring is the name plate above their locker.

Can you imagine Jimmy Rollins having to use a name plate? Like they don't know who he is.... or what would Chase Utley say when they ask him to display the name plate? (Easy on those responses, this is a family blog... I think).

Of course, Charlie Manuel would rather not be bothered.

"What the hell.... I've already got dressed four different times since I woke up," the Phils manager said as the clubhouse clock read 9:01 a.m.

Later today, the guys on the playoff roster will take a group shot, wearing tuxedos, for a photo spread in Philadelphia Magazine. No ladies, there won't be a swimsuit edition.

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The only other item of note today, as we count down the day before the first Grapefruit League game (Wednesday): today is the first day of live batting practice.

It's actually an underrated part of spring training, something you won't see at any other time this year (barring a blockbuster trade, of course). During the live BP sessions, you can see Jimmy Rollins take a crack at Cole Hamels or Ryan Howard take his cuts off Brad Lidge.

I'll be sure to include any highlights in the notes in tomorrow's paper.

In today's paper, playoff home run hero Matt Stairs hopes to stick around, even though there's at least a chance he could be the odd-man out as the team pursues a right-handed bat for the bench. And you daily does of spring notes.