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Phillies Equipment Truck Heads to Clearwater

Spring Training is so close you can taste it. Here is the breakdown of everything heading to Clearwater.

According to the Phillies twitter page, it took just over four hours to load a 53-foot trailer with all the gear and equipment. Among the truck contents are:

15 cases of gum (regular and sugarless)
12 cases of sunflower seeds
20 coolers and a half pallet of POWERade mix
250 batting practice tops
300 helmets
350 pair of shorts

450 pair of socks
600 pair of pants
600 hats
200 fleeces
1,200 bats
2,000 t-shirts
10,000 12 oz. cups
15,000 baseballs
150 pairs of batting gloves
Hundreds of player autographed items for the Phillies Charities Silent Auctions at Bright House Field on March 17 and March 19

Pat Gallen

Pat joined Phillies Nation in July 2009, coming over from Examiner.com. As a previous employee of both Comcast SportsNet and the National Basketball Association, Pat prides himself on being a well-rounded individual when it comes to sports. However, the Phillies are first on the list. You’ll usually find Pat chiming in on the Phillies Nation Facebook or Twitter account, weekdays on 97.3 ESPN radio or hosting Phillies Nation TV. He’s also a Senior Writer for the site, and in his free time is a music enthusiast and Will Ferrell movie-follower. His favorite beer: Philly’s own Yards. In 2015, Pat moved on from Phillies Nation as a sports anchor and reporter for CBS-3 in Philadelphia.