Posted: Monday, March 31, 2008, 11:41 AM | 5 comments |
 

Oh the weather outside is frightful. . .
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It's 11:30 a.m. on Opening Day. I'll tell you what: this feels a lot like Christmas morning. I went to bed last night with an overwhelming sense of anticipation. That might sound a tad over the top. But consider: for the past 42 days we've been writing about the fifth starter and Brad Lidge's knee and Kris Benson's arm and the philosophy of pinch-hitting and anything and everything except real, live, actual, meaningful baseball games.

Today, that changes.

The weather here is, in a word, awful. The skies are so overcast the Philadelphia skyline is barely visible in the distance, just a large silhouette masked by clouds. It's about 45degrees. It is spritzing out. The weather forecast calls for a high of 53 degrees.

Here's the line-up:

1. SS Jimmy Rollins

2. CF Shane Victorino

3. 2B Chase Utley

4. 1B Ryan Howard

5. LF Pat Burrell

6. 3B Pedro Feliz

7. RF Jayson Werth

8. C Carlos Ruiz

9. RHP Brett Myers.

Stay tuned for more.

Be sure to pick up a copy of the paper today for our preview issue.

 
Posted by David Murphy @ 11:41 AM  Permalink | 5 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:26 PM, 03/31/2008
    Will you be running a live blog today during the game? I would like to know how many times Uncle Charlie curses during the game.
    — JVJ
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:15 PM, 03/31/2008
    Perhaps the snow will blind the National's batters!
    — Kenneth
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:41 PM, 03/31/2008
    The over/under on Manuel Curses is 14 1/2 for tonight - one in each inning, some for the weather, and some wild cards. Thoughts?
    — Pal Reno
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:46 PM, 03/31/2008
    Over under for Manuel curses is off the board. You might have to set one for me if it doesn't warm up. I'm still running on Florida blood. As for the live blog, Eddie Barkowitz will be handling it. I'll find the address for you all.
    — David Murphy
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:54 PM, 03/31/2008
    D. Murph, When will we move on from Gordon coming in and serving up lollipop pitches. Wow, I really though we could get past opening day without having so many pitching problems.
    — Gary Paul


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About David Murphy
David Murphy joined the Daily News as its Phillies beat writer in February of 2008. Born in Upper Merion and raised in the Poconos, he attended college at La Salle University before taking jobs with the Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Sun-News and the St. Petersburg ( Fla. ) Times. E-mail Dave at dmurphy@phillynews.com.

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