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— Paul Plaine (@ballparkprints) January 13, 2017
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That Other Rite of Spring Training
February 19th Baseball Spring Training camps official open for most MLB teams, with full squads reporting the following week between 23rd and 25th. Today team equipment managers are going over their list checking off items and packing up trunks getting ready for some time around February 10th, when those big 18 wheelers will be pulling away from the ballparks on their way to the Florida and Arizona, for that other annual rite of Spring Training “Truck Day”.
2015 Team Spring Training Pitchers & Catchers Report Dates
Spring Training 2015 is 30 days away let the countdown begin. I will be leaving February 24th with a two-day stop in Washington DC to visit US Copyright office. My other countdown is after two years this coming Monday we will be moving into our new place in Bronxville NY. It is going be such a relief not thinking about real estate properties.
In 1970 Sport magazine hired Ozzie Sweet to photograph spring training and spend a little extra time shooting the Washington Senators two new players Denny McLain and Curt Flood. Plus shoot Ted Williams for the cover of the spring training issue.
Over the next 30 days, I will be posting images from Ozzie Sweet and my spring training trips.
2015 Cactus League Reporting Dates |
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| Team | Pitchers & Catchers | First Workout | Position Players | First Workout | Location |
| Angels | February 19 | February 20 | February 24 | February 25 | Tempe |
| A’s | February 19 | February 20 | February 24 | February 25 | Mesa |
| Brewers | February 20 | February 22 | February 25 | February 26 | Maryvale |
| Cubs | February 19 | February 20 | February 24 | February 25 | Mesa |
| Diamondbacks | February 19 | February 20 | February 24 | February 25 | Scottsdale |
| Dodgers | February 19 | February 20 | February 25 | February 26 | Glendale |
| Giants | February 18 | February 19 | February 23 | February 24 | Scottsdale |
| Indians | February 18 | February 20 | February 22 | February 24 | Goodyear |
| Mariners | February 20 | February 21 | February 24 | February 25 | Peoria |
| Padres | February 19 | February 20 | February 24 | February 25 | Peoria |
| Rangers | February 20 | February 21 | February 25 | February 26 | Surprise |
| Reds | February 18 | February 19 | February 23 | February 24 | Goodyear |
| Rockies | February 20 | February 21 | February 27 | Scottsdale | |
| Royals | February 19 | February 20 | February 24 | February 25 | Surprise |
| White Sox | February 19 | February 20 | February 24 | Glendale | |
2015 Grapefruit League Reporting Dates |
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| Team | Pitchers & Catchers | First Workout | Position Players | First Workout | Location |
| Astros | February 20 | February 21 | February 24 | February 25 | Kissimmee |
| Blue Jays | February 23 | February 27 | Dunedin | ||
| Braves | February 20 | February 21 | February 25 | February 26 | Orlando |
| Cardinals | February 19 | February 20 | February 24 | February 25 | Jupiter |
| Marlins | February 20 | February 20 | February 24 | February 24 | Jupiter |
| Mets | February 19 | February 21 | February 24 | February 26 | Port St. Lucie |
| Nationals | February 19 | February 21 | February 24 | February 26 | Viera |
| Orioles | February 19 | February 20 | February 24 | February 25 | Sarasota |
| Phillies | February 18 | February 19 | February 23 | February 24 | Clearwater |
| Pirates | February 18 | February 19 | February 23 | February 24 | Bradenton |
| Rays | February 22 | February 23 | February 27 | February 28 | Port Charlotte |
| Red Sox | February 20 | February 21 | February 24 | February 25 | Fort Myers |
| Tigers | February 19 | February 20 | February 23 | February 24 | Lakeland |
| Twins | February 22 | February 23 | February 27 | February 28 | Fort Myers |
| Yankees | February 20 | February 21 | February 25 | February 26 | Tampa |
Derek Jeter Talking About The Game
Tomorrow is Jeters final spring training game, and Monday is the start of the end of a brilliant baseball career.
Spring Training Braves Ballparks
The Braves ballpark Champion Stadium part of the ESPN Wide World of Sports of Complex, and Disney is nice looking from the outside, it just does not give off that spring training feel like the other ballparks.
ESPN Wide World of Sports of Complex
700 S. Victory Way
Kissimmee, FL 3474
Once inside and looking out over the outfield it is the absence of advertising on the outfield walls and the oversized scoreboard that draws your attention. Having been to every spring training ballpark except the Mets and Phillies I came away feeling a little disappointed in the venue. If you are a baseball fan or someone that has never been to spring training and visiting Orlando, I suggest visiting the Astros or the Tigers in Lakeland, before seeing a game here.
ESPN Wide World of Sports of Complex
Kissimmee, FL
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Spring Training Is For Managers To
Arrived yesterday in Winter Park Florida checked into The Alfond Inn (new and very nice surprise) dropped off our bags grabbed my camera equipment and dashed-off to the Braves spring training home ballpark. The Braves were playing the Nationals who have new rookie manager Matt Williams. Within the game, two plays stand out. The Nationals had runners on first and third base with one out, and Matt Williams pulled an old Billy Martin move, sending the runner on first base to have him caught in a rundown and the runner on third base breaks for home, the play worked with the runner scoring. The second play came late in the game , with the score tied 4-4 no outs, and the bases loaded Matt Williams moved one of his outfielders to the infield creating 5-infielders with three fielder on the left side the batter hit a lined out to the left side of the infield, but the next batter crushed one to a vacant right field, clearing the bases with a with a triple, and the score was now 7 to 4. I liked that Matt Williams a rookie manager of a team that’s expected to win its division was not afraid to try out some plays. After all, it is spring training for managers also, experiment a little, and it is fun for the fans also….
This Made Me Laugh
It’s Friday the cold, snowy weather is still pounding us in the northeast and I’m leaving for spring training in about 4 hours. While going through everything and looking up information I came across this:
It made me laugh!
Spring Training Headlines
Yankees’ Top Starting Pitchers Impress Girardi
Angels’ Albert Pujols prepared to ‘shut a lot of mouths’ this season
Feldman, pitchers face live hitters for first time
Jose Reyes: ‘I feel like I’m 100 percent and back to normal’
Matt Garza already making impression in clubhouse
D-backs’ young shortstops not fearing competition
Yasiel Puig too heavy in camp?
Spring training headlines gives us fans hope, and sometimes cause to worry…
PNC Park Pittsburgh
Sitting on the Allegheny River, and the “New Pittsburgh” is beautiful PNC Park home to the rising Pittsburgh Pirates. This from a life long baseball fan who is also huge Yankees fan (grew-up in the shadow of Yankee Stadium) and is only haunted by one game, the 7th game of the 1960 World Series. If you are a Yankees fan, October 13, 1960 is nothing but heartache. No defeat for me hurts and stills hurts more than that one. Here are a few side notes, October 8th, 1960 was the first World Series game I attended, and for years sitting in an umbrella stand at my house was one of Bill Mazeroski’s game used bats from the 1960’s until I gave it to a neighbor who was from Pittsburgh.
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