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Morning news: Spring training ends with a tie

Good morning!

BASEBALL TOMORROW.

THE FINAL GAME: The Phillies could’ve won their final Grapefruit League game of the year, but nope. Edgar Garcia gave up a late run and the Phillies tied the Pirates – fittingly, I guess – 5-5. Aaron Altherr homered.

Meanwhile Jake Arrieta gave up four runs off seven hits in three innings, but he said he felt good. That’s fine. Let’s get to Atlanta.

The Phils finished the spring with a 13-17 record. Okay.

ABOVE THE FULD: Matt Breen profiled Sam Fuld, who will prove instrumental in working with players in delivering data in manageable morsels. I like the idea that he’s drafting up a bunch of cheat sheets everyday for players to carry in their pockets.

THOME DAY: On June 14, the Phillies will honor soon-to-be Hall of Famer Jim Thome. A ceremony will take place before a 1 p.m. game against the Rockies.

TODAY: No game! But tomorrow … game! Holy crap! Enjoy this last day without meaningful baseball, because something is telling me we’ll be occupied for a long time …

Tim Malcolm

Tim 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.