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Terpripken · 02-24-2006, 05:15 AM

Not much of a Phillies fan...but follow their ST pretty closely given where I live.

I am going to game next weekend against Venezuela. Probably gonna be a little weird for Abreu.

Also...my mother-in-laws car broke down right in front of Brighthouse Field last night. If you have ever been to Clearwater, then you know that Rt 19 is going through a major overhaul. There are no shoulders to speak of and so cars are screaming past us. I nearly got hit several times and I was just standing there waiting for tow truck. Anyhow as I am leaning up against barrier I see a baseball lying in the grass. It would be a HUGE shot (way over 500 ft) to hit where this ball was. Not to mention the fact that it would have to clear a retention creek. But....I couldn't help imagining Jim Thome parking one their last year from the practice field.

I saw 2 games last year, and will go to at least 2 this ST as well. Last year I saw Burrell park 2 to deep LF (almost same spot both times) against Reds.

Brighthouse Field is cool...definetly one of the better AAA parks.

Anyways that is about as much as I can say about phillies.

02-24-2006, 05:15 AM	#19
Terpripken All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Safety Harbor, FL Posts: 1,525	Not much of a Phillies fan...but follow their ST pretty closely given where I live. I am going to game next weekend against Venezuela. Probably gonna be a little weird for Abreu. Also...my mother-in-laws car broke down right in front of Brighthouse Field last night. If you have ever been to Clearwater, then you know that Rt 19 is going through a major overhaul. There are no shoulders to speak of and so cars are screaming past us. I nearly got hit several times and I was just standing there waiting for tow truck. Anyhow as I am leaning up against barrier I see a baseball lying in the grass. It would be a HUGE shot (way over 500 ft) to hit where this ball was. Not to mention the fact that it would have to clear a retention creek. But....I couldn't help imagining Jim Thome parking one their last year from the practice field. I saw 2 games last year, and will go to at least 2 this ST as well. Last year I saw Burrell park 2 to deep LF (almost same spot both times) against Reds. Brighthouse Field is cool...definetly one of the better AAA parks. Anyways that is about as much as I can say about phillies.