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Thursday, March 4, 2010

World Series Game 7.... er.... Grapefuit Game 1


Wasn't it just yesterday we walked out of Yankee Stadium?

Actually it was November. But here we are again - in a slightly more pleasant environment - at Bright House Field for Phillies vs. Yankees. It's the World Series rematch. Sort of.

Despite the much-anticipated Roy Halladay-CC Sabathia matchup on the mound, there are a lot of stars missing from the starting lineups. No Jeter. No Utley. No A-Rod. No Howard.

Howard was actually a little disappointed when he took a gander at the lineup in the clubhouse this morning.

"I've already for a day off?" the big man said before the team's second exhibition game.

"Sabathia is a tough lefty," he was told.

"Yeah, that's why I want to be in there."

So here are your lineups:


PHILLIES

1. Jimmy Rollins, SS
2. Placido Polanco, 3B
3. Ben Francisco, CF
4. Jayson Werth, RF
5. John Mayberry, Jr., RF
6. Cody Ransom, 1B
7. Juan Castro, 2B
8. Brian Bocock, DH
9. Carlos Ruiz, C

Halladay is pitching



YANKEES:

1. Brett Gardner, CF
2. Nick Johnson, DH
3. Jorge Posada, C
4. Robinson Cano, 2B
5. Nick Swisher, RF
6. Randy Winn, LF
7. Juan Miranda, 1B
8. Ramiro Pena, SS
9. Brandon Laird, 3B

CC Sabathia is pitching


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If you have plans on following the Phils to Dunedin tomorrow for Phils-Jays, you should see most of those all-stars missing in today's lineup. Howard, Utley and Werth are among the traveling contingent. Hamels is on tap to start.

There's also a "B" game Friday at 10 a.m. here in Clearwater. Jamie Moyer is scheduled to start that game.

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