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Major League Baseball - Spring Training Starts mid-February

By Mel Ahrens, MBA, Kelly Right Real Estate

Real Estate Agent with Kelly Right Real Estate

January 15, 2011 05:08 PM

Winter is still going strong, but Spring (Training) is just around the corner. Seattle Mariner pitchers and cathers arrive in Peoria, Arizona on February 13th, less than a month away. Position players arrive on February 18th.

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If you are interested in going to Peoria to see the Mariners and get away from winter, here is some info on Mariner spring training travel and spring training game schedule and tickets

Earlier today, the kids wanted to play some baseball so we went to the Parkdale Little League Field. As you can see, it was not quite ready for baseball activity. The recent rain has melted most of the snow but the fields need some serious drying and maintenance. So we played catch in the driveway and will have to wait for the fields to dry out.

Parkdale Little League Field under snow 2

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Jon Quist

REALTY EXECUTIVES ARIZONA TERRITORY - Tucson, AZ

Tucson's BUYERS ONLY Realtor since 1996

Ah, yes. Spring training. Used to be a big deal in Tucson.

No more. All three of our teams were bribed with new luxury stadiums and all went to Phoenix. Now we have no teams and two sad empty ballparks.

Jan 15, 2011 05:16 PM

Tim Lorenz

TIM LORENZ - Elite Home Sales Team - Mission Viejo, CA

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Spring training it just seems like the season ended yesterday. Can you believe it.

Jan 15, 2011 05:25 PM

Jim Patton

Aspire Home Real Estate 209-404-0816 - Modesto, CA

Realtor - Stanislaus ,Merced, San Joaquin Counties

A sure sign of spring the words " pitchers and catchers reported today" Looking forward to the next season of MLB.

Jan 15, 2011 05:33 PM

Todd Clark - Retired

eXp Realty LLC - Tigard, OR

Principle Broker Oregon

I do start to get those winter blues waiting for baseball season to start. But, I'm still not sure what I'm going to do this spring with no Beaver's baseball in Portland anymore.

Jan 15, 2011 11:39 PM

Joan Cox

House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO

Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

It is amazing we could be watching playoff football, enjoying basketball and hockey and spring training is coming too!

Jan 16, 2011 05:59 AM

Mel Ahrens, MBA, Kelly Right Real Estate

Kelly Right Real Estate - Hood River, OR

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Hi Jon, County and municipal governments realized the economic benefits spring training brings to a community. Once they did, they started competing with each other. Overall, it is a zero sum game as there are only so many MLB teams. It does cause some communities to lose thier teams. We were in Phoenix several years ago and went to some Mariner spring training games. It was the first year of their new facility in Peoria - prices have almost doubled for tickets since our last visit. The Portland Beavers are going to be in Tucson at least for this year. Portland could not figure out a way to keep them here as it would have meant building a new stadium. Eventually, the Beavers are supposed to be moving to Escondido, just north of san diego.

Mel

Jan 16, 2011 01:15 PM

Hey Tim,

The off season is becoming shorter - the World Series never went into Nov, now it can with the TV mandated 7 game schedule. There is talk of adding some add'l wild card teams - can you say December World Series games? Surely it could not happen - some of the Oct & Nov World Series games are already played in freezing conditions.
Mel

Jan 16, 2011 01:18 PM

Hi Jim,
Spring training used to mean every team has a chance to win - not any more. Hope you are not a Pirates fan.
Mel

Jan 16, 2011 01:49 PM

Hello Todd,
I am going to miss taking the kids to the Beavers games too. The Beavers kids club was a good deal. Tucson this year for the Beavers, then ultimately Escondido, which makes lots of sense for the Padres to have the AAA team so close. The Rockies have a similar situation with their AAA team in Colorado Springs.

My sister and her family are in Eugene so we'll catch a couple of rookie league games when we visit them. Not quite the same but will have to do.

I have been in a fantasy baseball league for several years - not the same as going to games but like the trash talking opportunities.

Maybe we should get an Active Rain fantasy baseball league going - interested?

Jan 16, 2011 01:58 PM

Hi Joan,

The SuperBowl is the week before catchers and pitchers report - nice transition. I have great memories of going to Coors Field for a Rockies game then heading for the Breckenridge Brewery on Blake to have an Avalanche while the traffic cleared out.

Does Coors Field still have the Sandlot Brewery on the stadium grounds?
Mel

Jan 16, 2011 02:09 PM

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