Jimmy Rollins, Shane Victorino and the World Baseball Classic American team will play the Phillies today in Clearwater.
Kyle Kendrick takes the hill for the Phils, and will could face a veritable all-star team of Derek Jeter, David Wright, Adam Dunn, Ryan Braun and Chipper Jones, among others.
The Phillies will respond with this formidable force: Giles (3B) / Bruntlett (CF) / Ibanez (LF) / Howard (1B) / Mayberry (RF) / Jenkins (DH) / Ozuna (2B) / Donald (SS) / Marson (C).
After Kendrick, the Phillies will send out Antonio Bastardo, Clay Condrey and Ryan Madson.
Tim MalcolmTim first found the Phillies as a little infant at Veteran’s Stadium, cheering on a Juan Samuel game-winning home run in his very first game. With the pinstripes in his blood, he witnessed Terry Mulholland’s 1990 no-hitter, “Steve Carlton Night” at the Vet, game three of the 1993 World Series, countless games during the charmed 2008 championship season and various road excursions. Since November 2007 Tim’s been writing about them daily at Phillies Nation, becoming one of the world’s most popular Phillies scribes. You can catch him on Twitter and Facebook, as well. When he’s not talking about the Phils he’s relaxing with a St. Bernardus ABT 12 or one of his many favored brews.
