The game today was with the Toronto Blue Jays. They won the last four games with the Phillies this spring and they won again today 3-1. This was a "split squad" game, with half of the team playing the Blue Jays and the other half playing the Houston Astros at their field in Kissammee (near Orlando).
We are getting down to the end of spring training and there isn't any great feeling of optimism that the regular season is going to be any better than what we have seen to date. Although it is just practice, I don't believe they will be able to just flip a switch and start playing better baseball when the regular season starts in April. I hope I am wrong but we'll just have to see how it all plays out. Ex-Phillies back-up catcher, Eric Kratz, who was let go because he couldn't hit, hit two home runs for the Blue Jays.
The Phillies wore their green uniforms today in honor of St. Patrick's Day, since the game on Monday was rained out. A lot of the fans and ushers were also wearing green. The weather was good: low 70s, sunny with a slight wind.
We had dinner in the condo again and went to bed early. The game tomorrow is with the Red Sox and they are expecting another sell-out. The seating capacity of the stadium is 8,500 but with berm seating and standing room they can fit in a lot more. One usher said they might hit 11,000 plus tomorrow.
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