Huge spring training matchup with the Phillies and Cardinals today (can you tell we're all getting a little tired of the monotony of exhibition games?

Here are your lineups:

PHILS

1. Eric Bruntlett, SS
2. Jayson Werth, CF
3. Chase Utley, 2B
4. Ryan Howard, 1B
5. Raul Ibanez, LF
6. Pedro Feliz, 3B
7. Geoff Jenkins, RF
8. Carlos Ruiz, C
9. Carlos Carrasco


CARDS

1. Skip Schumaker, 2B
2. Rick Ankiel, CF
3. Albert Pujols, 1B
4. Chris Duncan, LF
5. Khalil Greene, SS
6. Yadier Molina, C
7. Joe Thurston, 3B
8. Adam Wainwright, P
9. Colby Rasmus, RF


-Top of things I don't get - why Tony LaRussa, who invented baseball, of course, thinks it's better to hit the pitcher eighth.

-Bill Parcells visited the clubhouse. I guess he's a pretty big deal in the football world. In the baseball world, he's the guy sitting next to Sam Perlozzo, looking like his long lost brother.


-I've probably mentioned this before, but no one matches Marcus Giles in enthusiasm. He walks over to the lineup, and says, "Nope... all right" after his name isn't in it. Then he sees Carlos Carrasco walking by and yells, "You're hitting today, dude. Swing hard in case you hit it" and gives the rookie a fist pump.


-Ryan Howard gave me the stink eye. As you may have read yesterday, he drew my alma mater, Clemson, in Brad Lidge's Field of 64 Spread Pool. Howard also drew Cal, which lost to Maryland. The Phillies first baseman shook his head, and said he was happy to "make a donation" to his teammate this year.

-And lastly, a picture of Rachel McAdams. Why? Because when I did a google image search for "Sam Perlozzo," this was among the results. And that's when it hits you - your life has turned into scouring the internet for pictures of Sam Perlozzo. For that, here's Rachel: