Spring training means new beginnings for everyone. Hope is in the air, with rookies fighting for roster spots and veterans prepping for another campaign. Any team in spring training has a shot to contend for a title, as the baseball world begins anew.
Hardcore baseball fans scout their favorite teams and eagerly track every open roster spot. Casual fans head to spring training in search of the perfect Arizona experience, happy to sip a brew at the outfield bar. This book is for both kinds of fans.
This book covers the 15 Cactus League teams playing out of 10 training camps: Camelback Ranch-Glendale (Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers), Goodyear Ballpark (Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians), Hohokam Stadium (Oakland Athletics), Maryvale Baseball Park (Milwaukee Brewers), Peoria Stadium (San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners), Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, (Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies), Scottsdale Stadium (San Francisco Giants), Sloan Park (Chicago Cubs), Surprise Stadium (Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers), and Tempe Diablo Stadium (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim), as well as Phoenix Municipal Stadium, home of the Arizona State University Sun Devils. Also covered: exhibition games in Las Vegas, Montreal and San Antonio.
Each chapter features:
Best seats in each ballpark, whether you want comfort, shade, accessibility or autographs
Ballpark tips
Must-sees before and after the games
Training information, to plan a trip before the games start
Travel tips: Low fares at nearby airports, alternative routes (beat the traffic!) and freeway shortcuts
College games: create your own day-night doubleheaders!
Points of interest for the baseball history fan
Changes for spring training 2018
