tommy joseph came out of no where, we didn't have a future first baseman until tomorrow any showed upooks like he has an opportunity to be that guy so there is a lot of good looking players on the team we like and a lot more coming as we well know with a lot of good looking young players. >> pitch line drive base hit that will do it. >> bring up some level of excitement and optimism where are the expectations this year? >> well, you know i don't want to set a specific goal other than to say i would like to play 500, i think that is a realistic goal because i believe that i choose to believe that guys like franko and freddy and sazar will continue to improve as well as other guys i mentioned and kendrick and now saunders will help us give a more professional look to the team, a little bit older look, however, i think all in all if we play 500 or take that into august i think the competitive juices will start flowing from everybody and then we might just be more competitive than you think. >> originally said it would be 500 season which i think was the wrong thing to say by the way. >>

tommy joseph power in the middle of the line up, 27 days >> won't be long now. >> i can't believe it. they look like they are were having a good time. >> appreciate it, buddy. >>> coming up, man's best friend becomes a family life safer. what this dog did for his human family when their house caught fire this morning, and why he is being called a true hero. >>> crowds are flock to go see giant alligator we showed you yesterday, but why officials at nature preserve hope they don't have to do to protect visitors there that giant fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we created internet that doesn't make you wait. introducing fios instant internet. it means you can download a video just like that. or upload your photos like this. or this. or that. it's the only 750 meg internet available to millions, with uploads as instant as downloads. we took internet speed and completely reinvented it, introducing fios instant internet. internet the way it should be. >>> we've heard of dogs saving their families from all kinds of near disaster and it was this little, dog that wouldn't give u

tommy joseph is going to be the first basemen with the phillies after they moved on from ryan howard.e had 21 homers after he came up in may. he had a homer for every 15 at bats. that's good. this year will be his first full season in the majors. >>>. >> in a way, i guess you can say it's a little more comfortable because i'm going on the big league side this year. but, you know, the job has to be earned. nothing will be given to me. we're all try feed off each other's energy. i've been in contact with quite a few guys, you know, throughout the winter. just, you know, talking. kind of, you know, keeping up to date with everybody. and just excited to get everything going in february and continue to push each other. >>> how about new jersey governor chris christie? he's a little sad now because his cowboys were eliminated from the playoffs and he's interested in a future in sports talk radio. this morning on wsan in new york. he ripped birds fans. >> understand a little more. the eagles suck and they've sucked for a long time. >> they do. >> and their fans are generally angry, awful peo

meanwhile phillies manager pete mackanin, miguel franco, first base man tommy joseph and aaron nola willt citizens bank park discussing off season and spring training which is just a few weeks away >>> philadelphia flyers would like to forget the last month. they have lost nine out of 11 and fallen out of the playoff spot in the eastern conference they are on a much needed bye week and head coach dave hakstol thinks it can help. >> maybe this break is best thing for us for everybody to get away for a couple of days and be able to come back here friday night, after a short break. it has been, you know, a tough stretch. it is tough mentally. little tough physically. maybe the break will clear that. >> golden state warriors will be leaving oakland for san francisco in a few years. they took step one yesterday. the unusual ceremony featured dancing construction equipment , warriors broke ground for their $1 billion privately funded arena the 18,000 seat chase center is set to open up in 2019. >> you know who is always a star of their game, riley curry. >> steph curry's daughter. >> so adorab

tommy joseph stopped at the george sharwood school this morning.kids are part of the phillies fanatic about reading program. they're reading 15-minutes a day. >>> imagine winning $5,000 worth of gas. that's what happened to the pacificco ford company today. the gas station was selected and they happened to be the winners. >>> a touching moment between a mother and her child. >> watch what happens when this young boy hears his mother's voice for the first time. >> hi! look at you. [ laughter ] >> he definitely heard that. that's gavin arroyo and his mom jenny. he was born with a rare agreeic disorder that left him deaf and blind. he recently received an implant to help him hear. as soon as he heard his mother's voice, he perked up and leaned in to kiss her. >> i love that! beautiful. very, very cute. something else we'll love, the awkward transition here -- warm temperatures outside. above-average temperatures. >> we'll take it, glenn. >> yeah. and we have quite a stretch on the way. the whole next week it's going to feature way above average temper

young players like tommy joseph get to play every day and the phillies plan to compete on a daily basisve legitimate goals, stay healthy and compete with the teams in the league and division. a lot of good signs throughout last season and about keeping us healthy and consistent. that was something maybe that we look forward to continuing to work on. we are kind of an up and down team and win four or five in a row and lose four or five in a row and keep the consistency going we could be a good ball club. >> nice, thank you ducis. >>> there is a new urgent care center for people to utilize in center city. former eagle mike quick and others were on hand for the ribbon cutting ceremony of the brand new center on the 1400 block of chestnut street. it supplies a wide range of treatments and physical exams. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we created internet that doesn't make you wait. introducing fios instant internet. it means you can download a video just like that. or upload your photos like this. or this. or that. it's the only 750 meg internet available to millions, with u