days, the refill will start with regular season in cincinnati this is the finalist r final week pete mackanindecide who will head north. clay buck holt against the pirates. bottom of the first, michael franco. he and herrara will score and phillies will take the lead. michael saunders, they will go on to win 6-3 >> we got tough decisions. fortunately for us, starting rotations pretty set and our starting lineup is pretty set. nevertheless we're going to have tough decisions, a lot of guys not on the roster who will make great impression and some on the roster that make great impressions. it will be interesting >> jack is back with me. talking sixers, joel embiid finally had knee surgery. almost two months after the team discovered that meniscus tear. just seems odd to me. >> they're really blackjacked by that sports science department around there and time somebody stand up and said listen, this isn't working. when -- that was found to have a torn meniscus, there were two options at that point. there's two options any time that that happens. initially brian company angelo was correct. option

phillies season starts in 8 days and manager pete mackanin saying this is the dog days of spring. >>t's way too long and the world basic classic and have been down there forever. >> too much baseball and baseball is upon us phillies bats have been cold down in florida and today they warm up against the pirates and hit for the cycle in the first and franco barely hitting 200 and hits a two run shot and hopefully not a concern come the start or the season and phillies win 6-3 and hopefully those bats come up north of them when they start the season in cincinnati next monday. still to come on action news sports sunday tough week for the phillies and former manager dallas green we will get to the next block in a second but i do want to talk about dallas green passes away this week at the age of 82 larry says they do not win in 1980 without him. >> and they don't and i remember those dates fondly because he came in and kicked butt and he benched guys like greg and gary maddox or stall to the line up because they were struggling and put lonnie smith in a rookie and not afraid to get their

. >>> in eight days, the refill will start with regular season in cincinnati this week pete mackanindecide who will head north. clay buck holt against the pirates. bottom of the first, michael franco. he and herrara will score and phillies will take the lead. michael saunders, they will go on to win 6-3 >> we got tough decisions. fortunately for us, starting rotations pretty setstarting li. nevertheless we're going to have tough decisions, a lot the rost great impression and some on the roster that make gre impressions. it will be interesting >> jack is back with me. talking sixers, joel embiid finally had knee surgery. almost two months after theed t. just seems odd to re really blay that sports science department around there and time said list isn't working. when -- that was f meniscus, th options at that point. there's two options any timehap. initially brian company angelo was correct. option t corrected. s into the going to go away. i don't know where the third option came. wait two months and then have -- the timing of this, that affected this year and it's now going to affect

i had a chance to talk to some of the players about manager pete mackanin and let me tell you, they love playing for him and he wants them to know the feeling is mutual. >> when they are not doing well i still like you, basically because very often i have seen in the pennsylvania coaches and managers you can tell when they like their good players and their players that are not playing well they don't like them. i want these guys i like them as long as they are accountable, i like them, i want them to do well. >> reporter: everyone get sewing angry, coaches yelling. >> i have been in the game so long that you know, i used to be an old school type manager because i played for billy martin and dick williams and bobby cox and some of the other guys gene mauch you're in the playing i'm the manager get out of the office. i choose to approach it, in a benevolent way. >> reporter: referred to yourself the bend nevel length dictator. >> it is not a democracy it thinks a benevolent dictator is there more mono logs, then dialogues. >> reporter: talk burr goals for the season. >> i believe that if w

pete mackanin explains what he would like to see in the final week of spring training. >> pitching andfirst is the name of th -- defense ise name of the game. i think the bats will come. for some reason we're not hitting as a team now but we'll bust out and we're going to do that. >> phillies and yankees this afternoon from tampa. germy hellickson has his best outing of the spring six and a third innings alone run on five hits strikes out three. hellickson will be the opening stay starter. this is a two run single bases loaded in the second. it's not enough. phillies loss three-two. >>> the sixers and bulls meet tonight in chicago. let dozen. sixers have lost 12 straight to the bulls. flyers off tonight they'll be in columbus tomorrow. six points back in the wild card race with nine games to play. they got a much needed two points last night. steve mason got his 100th win with the flyers. the goalie recently criticized his team's effort. not last night. >> we have to find the consistency and it's something we have to continue to build and work towards but these are types of efforts whe

he got the news when pete mackanin asked him what number do you want to wear. later, tears in the clubhouse. >>> i mean, great. it is a dream come true. i am a sorry . >>> no, that is okay. >>> you know, my scout, joey davis, drafted me, 33rd round. he saw something in me and i just so thankful. >>congratulations to him. >>> south carolina, a football school, gonzaga little evening thane could, final four tips off saturday here on cbs-3. this season, we have a mothly crew of teams showing up in phoenix, oregon and perennial powerhouse north caroline, rounding out the field. tar heels are favored to win it all. >>> this is your home, for the final four. south carolina/ gonzaga tipping off at 6:09, oregon, north caroline air scheduled to play at 8:49. national championship game is monday, night. >>> and, speaking of the final four, last year i hosted wannamaker award and national champion villanova wildcats walked away with the trophy. john want make's ward goes to the athlete or team that best represents, philly, here are nominees for this year, carli lloyd, way

and for manager pete mackanin not a matter if it will happen.>> we just want to get our pitcher, our starter stretched out. we want to get our bullpen the work they d we want to continue to get our regular players at bats and the guys that will be on the bench. pitching and defense is the name of the game and that's what we're really going to bare now on. i think the bats will come. for some reason we're not hitting as a team right now. we'll bust out and we'll do th that. >> we hope so. >>> let's check in the phillies taking on the read crocs spring training game an lot of conversation about cheesesteaks talking earlier i was saw so hungry i took my producer out. went down the road and got a cheesesteak. everyone is mad at us we didn't deliver them here either. top of the nine, phils down lehigh two. how about this one. the pop up, socks left fielder can't bring it in. how about that error brings in runner off the error. game is tied at three. that's where it ends. a draw three--three. college hoops the madness picked back up this evening with