I am going to take my son to Florida to see a couple of Spring Training Games. I would like to hear suggestions from anyone who has done this.
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There is a Spring Training magazine, don't remember the name, but might be "Spring Training".
It has all the team schedules, and if you work it right you can catch an afternoon game and an evening game.
Best vacations we ever had.....................
It has all the team schedules, and if you work it right you can catch an afternoon game and an evening game.
Best vacations we ever had.....................
You've probably already got your son's schedule, and he can leave you tickets, but just in case you're interested in other teams as well....
Full ST Sched
ST games have gotten very popular over the years, so arrive early to really take in the atmosphere.
Is there some more specific info you need?
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From 'Nice Guys Finish Last' by Leo Durocher:
Baseball lives at the center of a never-flagging whirl of irreconcilable opinions.
Full ST Sched
ST games have gotten very popular over the years, so arrive early to really take in the atmosphere.
Is there some more specific info you need?
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From 'Nice Guys Finish Last' by Leo Durocher:
Baseball lives at the center of a never-flagging whirl of irreconcilable opinions.
I know I may be biased living in Tampa area, but the best place to make your home base is in the Tampa/Clearwater area.
Stay in Clearwater and catch some beach action with the following teams, city and driving time from Clearwater:
Blue Jays Dunedin 20 minutes
Phillies Clearwater 20 minutes
Devil Rays St. Pete 35 minutes
Yankees Tampa 45 minutes
Reds Sarasota 1 hr 10 minutes
Tigers Lakeland 1 hr 10 minutes
Royals Baseball City 1 hr 20 minutes
Braves Disney 1 hr 45 minutes
Twins Ft. Myers 2 hrs 20 minutes
Red Sox Ft. Myers 2 hrs 20 minutes
Indians Winter Haven 1 hr 40 minutes
Enjoy!
Stay in Clearwater and catch some beach action with the following teams, city and driving time from Clearwater:
Blue Jays Dunedin 20 minutes
Phillies Clearwater 20 minutes
Devil Rays St. Pete 35 minutes
Yankees Tampa 45 minutes
Reds Sarasota 1 hr 10 minutes
Tigers Lakeland 1 hr 10 minutes
Royals Baseball City 1 hr 20 minutes
Braves Disney 1 hr 45 minutes
Twins Ft. Myers 2 hrs 20 minutes
Red Sox Ft. Myers 2 hrs 20 minutes
Indians Winter Haven 1 hr 40 minutes
Enjoy!
Aw, man! I'm ready to go.............!
I think the hokiest Spring Training training complex I've seen was the Texas Rangers complex down in South Florida. They were playing the Pittsburg Pirates. I was ready to leave as soon as I arrived.
The Nicest was the SF Giants Stadium in Scottsdale. I drove past Hummer dealerships and a Chain of Art Stores before I arrived to the parking lot to the stadium the first time we drove down from San Fran. We had tix in the outfield, laid out a blanket on a hill to watch the game. My boys played wiffle ball with numerous kids on the other side of the hill while the game was going on. Before the game, my oldest was sitting right next to the dugout with a baseball watching Dusty Baker fillout the lineup card hoping to get a players autograph... Dusty turned to walk back to the dugout and saw my 10 yr old kid and clapped his hands at him and said "hey kid"... my boy, surprised pointed at himself and said, "who me?"... Dusty laughed and clapped again for him to toss him the baseball he was holding... Dusty caught the ball, signed it an flipped it back to my kid. My son immediately came running back to my wife and I with his new treasure. What a great memory.
The Nicest was the SF Giants Stadium in Scottsdale. I drove past Hummer dealerships and a Chain of Art Stores before I arrived to the parking lot to the stadium the first time we drove down from San Fran. We had tix in the outfield, laid out a blanket on a hill to watch the game. My boys played wiffle ball with numerous kids on the other side of the hill while the game was going on. Before the game, my oldest was sitting right next to the dugout with a baseball watching Dusty Baker fillout the lineup card hoping to get a players autograph... Dusty turned to walk back to the dugout and saw my 10 yr old kid and clapped his hands at him and said "hey kid"... my boy, surprised pointed at himself and said, "who me?"... Dusty laughed and clapped again for him to toss him the baseball he was holding... Dusty caught the ball, signed it an flipped it back to my kid. My son immediately came running back to my wife and I with his new treasure. What a great memory.