Phillies Truck Heading to Clearwater Sunday

With the first spring training workout for pitchers and catchers just nine days away, the Phillies are packing up a 53-foot equipment truck with thousands of items and driving down to Bright House Field in Clearwater, Fla. 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