JFLNYC wrote:He was just playing catch with Utley.
CalvinBall wrote:Seriously amazing. The competition for back up outfielder is going to be fun to watch.
ReadingPhilly wrote:Diving for a ball in workouts is off the grit scale. Now we have to create a new one.
The Savior wrote:after listening to espn this week, you'd think the phillies may finish last in baseball
"It's funny," Amaro said the other day as he watched pitchers stretch at Bright House Field. "When I first started working in the front office and thinking about building clubs, I was a position player, so, of course, I thought more bats (sic) . . . But I've come to realize, after watching and getting beat up by Atlanta all those years, that, really, if you want to keep your club in contention year in and year out, you've got to have the arms.
Mick Billmeyer, the team's bullpen coach and catching instructor, slapped a ball that took a wicked bounce over Sebastian Valle's glove. The youngest catcher was the first eliminated.
"No! No! No!" Valle yelled. Brian Schneider, next in line, playfully pushed the 21-year-old Mexican aside. Valle shoved back.
"Tough day, Mex," Billmeyer said.