The Phillies' double-A Reading affiliate has a rotation of top prospects as well as centerfielder Roman Quinn on the roster, and Inquirer columnist Bob Brookover was on the recently completed road trip with the team. This is the fourth in a series of stories about the Fightin Phils.
It began with a six-hour bus ride on a Thursday night from Reading to Erie and ended with a 10:30 a.m. matinee attended mostly by grammar school kids Wednesday at Harrisburg's Metro Bank Park. Lefthander Tom Windle started the first and final games of the trip. In between, each of the four other members of the highly publicized Reading rotation took a turn on the mound.