, larry bowa. >> nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you.o we will try to teach you how to hit. is that what we are doing. >> yes, i need to learn how to hit. >> if we can't hit, we have to look like a big leaguer. >> okay. >> i got to look the part watch do they say, fake it until you make it? >> there go. >> now, hit it here if. >> yes. >> let me tell you the reason they tap the plate. most of the time. >> okay? >> the reason you tap the plate here, you can give me the bat, you want to have god plate coverage. when i say that you want to be able to hit a pitch here as well as here. most guys when they tap the plate, that means they can reach that pitch out there. okay? >> okay. >> so you want to get a nice comfortable stands, have your weight bald, you know, a lot of guys like to crouch, some like to sit, whatever is comfortable to you. it is authorities tell somebody this is the way we want you to do it. >> we can suggest but it has to be comfortable for you. now, let me ask you this, i think i should throw under hand at first? >> please

i'm sean bell. >> larry bowa, if he can work with me and help me improve i'm sure he can handle codey. >> you guys hunk out. >> we did. >> the great shortstop of the world champion 1980 philadelphia -- >> i learned some things. what about this fight? everyone talking about this, you know, floyd may weather finally coming head-to-head. >> clash of titans. so he says he'll use his left and right fist. >> because what else does he use, flight. >> thank you. may weather favored to win the may second bought in las vegas, schedule to fly to the u.s. saturday, will continue his training stateside. fans have waited six years for this match up. tickets not yet on sale. but i know one thing for sure, raising two children, i cannot afford a ticket to this fight. >> well, look, they start at $1,000. >> that's right. >> starting price. >> so the cheapest seat listed, you know, few actually will go public, a lot of the promoters and sponsors, but seat listed for $4,000. >> ya. >> to go to the fight. >> and toast are going to start going up. >> hotel rooms i'm sure that's going up. >> demand will be

. >> larry bowa works with ryan howard on his fundamentals at first base and bowa notice about all therade talk with howard's name all over them. but does he feel that's bothering ryan howard? >> i think he's a professional. you can talk about it all you want. anybody in there, cole hamels, cliff lee papelbon i'm sure stuff bothers those guys but when the umpire says play ball oil telling you right now, howard, i don't think guys think about am oy going to be here tomorrow? that's the laugh thing. when you go home at night you might do that stuff. when you get on that field you concentrate on getting that hit or get that base hit at the place. i really don't think it affects them once the game starts. >> can ryan howard do all he needs to do at 35 years of age? >> well, it's tough but all part of when you get older there's adjustment that is have to be made and he's going to hear it enough and i would say he realizes that. for him to be mobile out there and not limping when he runs i mean that has to feel like night dane compared to last year. >> i think ryan how war not talking is rol

ash she playing at left field but for now he'll stick to third base working with phillies legend larry bowan improving his glove at that position. this relationship can really help him out 10 fold. >> i think we have a good relationship um, you know it took a little bit for us to kind of see hi to eye. i think last year and once we did, um, i think my play got better. >> he was slow getting off the ball much he's really improved a lot. he's got soft hands. got a good arm. i like him. >> he's going to hit homeruns, too. not 30 but i think 15, 20, eventually 15, 20. >> he has a good eye to make sure when you're doing your work you're doing it correctly and that's what i think helps me out a lot. he's always quick to remind you of the little things that make a big difference. >> nba you can't make a trade without dealing with the consequences. ie nick vuk fifty seven who lit up the sixer for 31 and 14. after another terrible sam hinkie trade the sixers had to dole with an old friend michael carter william. his first game in uniform for the milwaukee bucks. in milwaukee you know he'll look for

he can get on the field and work at his game and work at first base with larry bowa and he can get hisning as good as it can be and he can work with charlie manuel and steve henderson and all the hitting guys we have in cam topsy where he can really get his stroke. >> right now unless he gets unseated he's the first baseman baseman. >> it may all sound good, but it's spring training. but not sure the players waiting to be gone is a good thing it's not how the manager feels. >> i think coming here and getting stabbed in spring training for cold to pro pair if they have a good season it's always important for players to have good years and good seasons. sometimes it can motivate a player. sometimes it can raise their value of a player. >> interesting spin by the manager. all of a sudden you'll make ryan howard a better defensive first baseman and as far as cole hamels hamels was quoted usa today and this is kind of interesting. "i wanting to a place where i can again and i'm not going to do that here". so he said he's going to come into camp, obviously he was here today. he knows he's go

working on his offense which wasn't really good last season, to working with the phillies coach larry bowandamentals of fielding an area he was not good last season either. but he did spend some time signing autographs for all the fans. now he spoke to them but would not speak to today to the media. now, obviously he's not real happy with all the trade rumors and desire for phillies to get rid of him. but one of the players that did speak, yeah, he's trying to take pictures of all the media. why would he want pictures ofs? however, he was here, he's been here for couple of weeks and that would be chase utley. but how does he feel about this team rebuilding? >> i like to look at it as filtering in some younger guys and giving them an stunt to play and see what they can do. i was 24 at one point getting into the big leagues and it was exciting. off lot of energy and that can go a long way. so i'm excited that see these guys, you know, guys like codey ash she continue to improve and some other guys in the bullpen get some work. so that's the way i look at it. >> chase did not rule out his app

. >> larry bowa works with ryan howard on his fundamentals at first base and bowa knows about all theth howard's name all over them. but does he feel that's bothering ryan howard? >> i'm he's a professional. you can talk about it all they want. anybody in there cole hamels cliff lee papelbon i'm sure stuff bothers those guys. when the umpire says play ball i'm telling you right now how war i don't think guys think about am i going to be here tomorrow? >> can ryan howard do all he needs to do at 35 years of age? >> well, it's tough but it's all part of when you get older there's adjustment that have to be made and he's going to hear it enough and i would say he realizes that. >> reporter: but the harsh reality of sports you don't get better when you get older and the phillies are still trying to trade ryan howard. with the phillies at spring training in clearwater, florida i'm howard eskin fox 29 news. >> all right. howard thank you. flyers continuing their push for a playoff spot every point critical. starring tonight four points behind the boston bruins. second period, tied at one. a

larry bowa doesn't think that will affect how those players play on the field. >> we can talk about allnybody there, cole hamels, cliff lee papelbon, i'm sure things bothers those guys. when the umpire says play ball guys won't this about am i going to be here tomorrow? >> flyers didn't look like they wanted to play hockey. tide that is jeff skinner in his two to one hurricanes, later in the periods on the power play, jordan, in front beats rob zip. hurricanes beat the flyers four to wine. villanova wins 24 points for hilliard as the caps beat 89 to 616789 that's sports in a minute. i'm tom sredenschek. >> sports highlights in philadelphia right now. coming up: chris brown won't be performing north of the border any time soon. why the sing her to cancel his shows in canada. >> plus, damage control fashion police host guiliani ren sick apologizes for comments she made about one red carpet hairdo, now said she learned. >>> black mystery month is a way for us to learn more, today we look at the life of roy campnel a. >> born in philadelphia, 1921, his father, john, was the son of sicilian

ashy now working with philly legend, larry bowa, to take his game to the next level.elationship with the great can be big for his career. >> i think we have a good relationship. took little bit for us to see eye to eye last year, and once we it, i think my play got better. >> really improved a lot. he's got soft hands, good arm i like him. >> do you see him hit homeruns too. not 30 but 15, 20. >> michael carter williams facing old teammates for the first time since the trade. the bucks dominated ncw8 points, 75 cyst, two steels, just 18 minutes. the 6ers lose 104 to 88. that's your sports in a minute. i'm sean bell. >>> by the way the mummers are going to take over manayunk this coming saturday. >> seventeen string bands from the annual new years day parade will march down main street in the first philadelphia mummers mardi gras parade. supposed to happen last weekends, but the snow ya, that postponed t the fun start at noon. parade goers can also buy 10-dollar wrist bands for entry into after parties. you can get some food, and drink discounts. sounds like fun. >> he

bowa. >> i got a lesson from larry. >> i did some running.es, i was wearing ballet slippers. >> i have never seen you run. >> come on. >> i can run better than that. >> slide, slide. >> so we did go to the beach, and take some pictures there, and so we had a great time. we will talk about the difference stuff, we have to talk to the players. >> hold on, oh, you did talk to ben reveer. >> that i will not say. that we will do later in the the show. >> i bet. >> when we met. >> were there sparks. >> my goodness. >> you know what? >> have of course, the manager. >> yes. >> sandberg. >> i want some inside scoop about what you and howard did at night, did you go out to eat and stuff like that. >> well, yeah, jared there too our photographer and joel was there as well because he is one of our other photographers with howard. it was a good thing. >> we will just get to break, right. >> we are taking a break. >> tell me about >>> judy lincoln wrote in, bob, and she said that her daughter, saw you at domino's pizza over the weekend. >> yeah. >> were yo