standing side-by-side for the national anthem. As if the situation weren't potentially awkward enough already, Williams and Harper stood frozen like that for twice as long as they normally would because Philly was hosting Toronto, which meant two national anthems instead of one.

After the anthem anthology, Williams and Harper donned their caps and jogged out to their respective posts, where they proceeded to play catch with each other in Scene 2 of "The Odd Couple: Clearwater."

With two outs in the top of the second inning, after Harper had launched his first home run as a Phillies player in the bottom of the first, Toronto's Randal Grichuk lifted a lazy fly headed directly toward right-center. Or center-right. That's how completely in the middle of the gap the ball waslocated.

At first, it looked like Williams was going to take charge and catch it, as any center fielder typically does in the event of a tweener. But Harper came charging over hard and called for it at the top of his lungs for all of South Florida to hear. Williams ultimately yielded to the Third Of A Billion Dollar Man and watched as the ball nestled safely into Harper's glove for the final out.

As they jogged in toward the third-base dugout, the two outfielders chatted the entire way. Smiling. Laughing. Putting their gloves over their mouths while they talked, as ballplayers reflexively do these days, as if to prevent the Blue Jays or perhaps the scouts in attendance from deciphering their deepest trade secrets.

A couple of hours later,