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Tempe, AZ (March 5, 2013) - This was a great day to be at the ballpark. Cloudy, so it wasn't too hot, but no threat of rain. Tempe Diablo Stadium is beautiful. A little cramped - if you're tall,...

Scottsdale, AZ (March 4, 2013) - The Reds faced the Diamondbacks at their spring training park, Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. Johnny Cueto on the mound.

Goodyear, AZ (March 3, 2013) - I was a little late to this game. Basically, I landed in Phoenix and went directly to the ballpark as quickly as possible. Homer Bailey was on the mound when I got...

Sunset at Alliance Bank StadiumSyracuse, NY (June 7, 2012) - It was a gorgeous night for a baseball game. Clear, not too hot, not too cold, no rain forecast. But as you might guess from the...

Allentown, PA (May 20, 2012) - I almost didn't go to this game. Country hick that I am, I wasn't keen on fighting the traffic again, and didn't particularly care for watching the game from the...

Camelback Ranch, spring training home of the Trolley-Dodgers and the Pale Hose Glendale, AZ (March 19, 2012) - This was my last day in Arizona. The previous day's storms were gone, leaving...

Goodyear, AZ (March 18, 2012) - I wasn't sure this game was even going to be played. The weather was cold and rainy; this was the day Edinson Volquez ended up pitching in a hailstorm, and several...

March 17, 2012 (Goodyear, AZ) - I don't know what was going on. They must have let someone with red-green color blindness order the hats for this game, 'cause they were green.

March 14, 2012 (Goodyear, AZ) - It was a split-squad day, and I knew from the earlier game who was likely to be in the starting lineup for the nightcap. I usually sit in the third base side at...

March 15, 2012 (Tempe, AZ) Tempe Diablo Stadium, spring training home of the Angels, is a very nice park. It's beautiful, with nearby rock outcrops and trees and such. And it was packed. Gotta...