NBCPhiladelphia sports reporter John Clark will be giving fans the insight from Phillies Spring Training in Clearwater.
Let’s start with injuries.
Shane Victorino has a sore shoulder so he won’t be playing in the opener against Florida State Wednesday night.
They want team would rather ease him in than rush anything.
As for pitching…
Charlie Manuel can't wait to see Roy Halladay and Cole Hamels pitch this week.
Charlie believes that Cole is on a mission to rewrite what happened last year.
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Cole has come back completely different, Manuel said. Hamels is confident and stronger, and he has worked on a third (curve ball) and fourth (cutter) pitch.
Charlie believes that this season Cole could be better than he was two years ago when he won the NLCS and World Series MVP awards.
