It has become something of a tradition in my family to take a long weekend in March to see some spring training baseball. It is a great break from the cold weather of the northeast and midwest, and a fun way to "cheat" on the start of the baseball season.
A couple of years ago, it was just my dad and I checking out some games in Florida. I flew down a little earlier than him, and was able to squeeze six games into four days- five of them with him. Last year, my sister and neice joined us, and we saw five games while based in Orlando. This year, five of us ventured out to Phoenix, to sample the baseball among the cacti.
My sister and nine-year-old niece flew in from Cleveland. Dad and mom drove down from New Jersey and flew with me. It was a long trip on cramped airplanes, but when we were greeted with sunset over the mountains, it was already worth it.
Three games were on the schedule. Friday, it was the A's versus the brewers at Maryvale Baseball Park on the west side of Phoenix. Saturday, we saw a split squad of the Cubs play the A's at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. Sunday, our final game was the White Sox versus the Angels at Tempe Diablo Stadium. Because there were no night games scheduled during our visit, we had some time to check out the area and see a few of the sights, Because the ballparks and training sites are so close together, we were able to avoid some of the long drives we had to put up with in Florida in years past.
I'll follow with my thoughts on the ballparks we visited.
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