Moyer and his 2008 Phillies teammates have something tangible to assure they'll never forget last October -- and it is 14-karat gold. The World Series rings, designed and shrouded in secrecy for months, finally were revealed and presented to the players. Each ring contains 103 diamonds, one for every regular-season and playoff victory last season. The ring is crowned with a ruby inlay, topped with a diamond-studded "P," and has "World Series Champions" inscribed on the top and bottom outer rim. The player's name and number are featured above and below the Liberty Bell on the left side, and the right side features a World Series trophy rising out of Citizens Bank Park.

Asked how much it cost, Phillies senior vice president Jerry Clothier said, "It's priceless."

Said Moyer, 46, the majors' oldest player and a 23-year veteran, "I need to put it on two fingers. I had no expectation to what this ring would look like, but it exceeds any expectations I could have."

--LHP Cole Hamels and his wife, Heidi, are trying to adopt a child from Ethiopia, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Initially, the Hamelses were looking into adopting a child from Malawi, but they grew frustrated with regulations that required parents to live in the country for 18 to 24 months before getting permission to adopt. Ethiopian rules require only a nine-month waiting period for adoption. Last week, Madonna endured a publicized rejection of her attempt to adopt a Malawian child. "We were in the same situation as Madonna, and there is no way we could live over there for two years," Hamels told the newspaper. "It shouldn't be so hard to try to give someone a better life. The government in that country, it's shady."

--LF Raul Ibanez knows he's replacing a longtime Phillies staple. He doesn't think much about it. "Pat Burrell's a great player," said Ibanez, who signed a three-year, $31.5 million contract in December. "I know the fans were fond of him. I know the guys in the clubhouse were fond of him. But I'm not going to try to be him. We're two different people. Nobody can replace anybody else."

BY THE NUMBERS: 3 -- Homers for INF Miguel Cairo this spring. He hasn't hit one in the regular season since 2005.

QUOTE TO NOTE: "It's exciting. You play for so many years and you still got to know you made the team. This year was a little difficult, but I came through. And hopefully, I'll stay here all year long." -- INF Miguel Cairo, a 13-year veteran, on making the opening-day roster.