Posted: Friday, March 12, 2010, 10:35 AM | 14 comments |
 

Both games rained out
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CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Heavy rains have canceled both Phillies split squad games in Lakeland and Port Charlotte on Friday. They will not be made up.

The Phillies' buses never left Bright House Field this morning as they waited for a decision on the games. After they were canceled, some Phillies players stuck around for a non-mandatory workout.

J.A. Happ was scheduled to start in Port Charlotte against the Rays today. Pitching coach Rich Dubee said Happ will instead start on Saturday against the Twins here in Clearwater.
Posted by Matt Gelb @ 10:35 AM  Permalink | 14 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:48 AM, 03/12/2010
    The games wouldn't have been rained out if the Phillies still had Cliff Lee.
    — smel4727
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:22 PM, 03/12/2010
    That has to be the most rediculous comment I have ever seen.
    — russellf1
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:44 PM, 03/12/2010
    Cliff would have driven the bus to get to the game......
    — Mark1npt
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:53 PM, 03/12/2010
    Russell, not only that but it was also ridiculous.
    — bdunf
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:59 PM, 03/12/2010
    Ridiculous?... The games weren't rained out because the Phils traded Cliff Lee... They were rained out because of Jamie Moyer's contract! (we're talking practice people... not a game... not a game... we're talking practice....)
    — ExiledinFla
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:11 PM, 03/12/2010
    The first THREE comments were ALL ridiculous!!! Get over it already!!!!CLIFF LEE IS GONE!!!! Anyway, it's just spring trining!!
    — SallyAnn
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:32 PM, 03/12/2010
    all of the above is proof that people cannot interpret sarcasm or tone correctly when written. be careful with your emails people!
    — djacobs5582
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:59 PM, 03/12/2010
    Cliff Lee doesn't get rained on. Rain gets Cliff Lee'ed
    — DCExpat
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:49 PM, 03/12/2010
    Remember what Rickey Henderson said about spring training: "This s*** don't count. This s*** don't go on the bubble-gum card."
    — J H
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:51 PM, 03/12/2010
    Befoer he goes to sleep at night, Chuck Norris makes sure Cliff Lee isn't hiding under his bed.
    — OldNavySteamer
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:18 PM, 03/12/2010
    Wow...wow....type 1...who'd of thunk of the potential effect.....not me. see the link below. how after 3 years, i never knew about Taylor's type 1 diagnosis, is beyond me. I live in Fla but read this everyday...wow! http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/Diabetes-presents-challenges-for-athletes this article would leave me to trade Taylor even if he were far less of a prospect than Brown.
    — FlaJim
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:19 AM, 03/13/2010
    The Mayan calendar predicted a Cliff Lee alignment with Venus; and rare eclispe with the Sun 5,000 years ago...weird.
    — hope55
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:39 AM, 03/13/2010
    Cliff Lee is in the mountains. Viva Lee!
    — Ralph Fishkin


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