Spring Training 2009

One great thing about living in Arizona is Spring Training. Our beloved San Diego Padres belong to the Cactus League, and we are lucky enough that they get to train right here in Phoenix during the month of March. Although it is hard to find the time where both my schedule and Mark's allow us to go see a game together, we managed to see them twice this year. We visited them on March 22nd at their home field in Peoria when they played against the Arizona Diamondbacks. We had great seats, right behind home plate. Even though they lost, it was great to see them play on such a beautiful Arizona day. From the picture, you can see it was a bit windy, but the temperature was perfect.

On March 30th, we met the Padres again in the city of Goodyear, AZ for a game against the Cleveland Indians. The Goodyear stadium is new to Arizona. It just opened this year and is home to the Indians. Our poor Padres lost again, but it was a great game and the weather was once again beautiful. We sure hope the Padres do better in the regular season.

Spring training games are so much different than regular season baseball games. There is not a bad seat in the house in any of the stadiums, and you sit so close to the players. I do have to say that after visiting several of the spring training facilities here in Phoenix, my favorite is still Peoria, AZ where the Padres train. The food and atmosphere is awesome.