Spring Training, Cactus 2015

[bloom]

Originally Posted by pbenjamin

Once the games start there won't be any teams that don't have games on Friday or Saturday. There are very few off days and those that exist will be in the middle of the week. If you want to see practice on those days, go early to a site where a game will be and make sure it is one with adjacent practice fields.

Thanks. Which specific ones have adjacent practice fields?

[pbenjamin]

Originally Posted by bloom

Thanks. Which specific ones have adjacent practice fields?

I only know of the ones that I have been to, which have been Salt River Fields (Diamondbacks, Rockies), Tempe Diablo (Angels) and Camelback Ranch (Dodgers, White Sox). According to their website Peoria Sports Complex (Mariners, Padres) has practice fields that are open to the public. I know that Scottsdale Stadium (Giants) does not. I would assume that the newer complexes like Goodyear Park (Indians, Reds) and Cubs Park have such facilities. Check out the individual websites for details.

[lewdog_5]

Originally Posted by bloom

lewdog_5, when are best dates for practice in general? Can one find some practices once games scheduled in March, on Friday, Saturday, if team is not scheduled to play game?

You can go to morning workouts on most days, even if there is a game. I'm a Royals fan and we hit up morning fielding/BP work and saw a game that started at 1. I think the one's pbenjamin wrote plus the Rangers/Royals in Surprise have practice fields. They are adjacent to the main park. Just have to walk to see where they are at in the morning. One's in Surprise don't open until 10 I think. So check with stadium before heading over too early.

[swbrotha100]

Originally Posted by asufan

Just a tip, the West Valley stadiums are the best to get tickets, the East Valley stadiums get much larger crowds. I went to an Angels (my team) game last Spring in Tempe and it was standing room only, and I saw a girl turned away because those were sold out about 30 minutes before the game. In the West Valley the stadiums are typically half full and you can get tickets. I was talking to a guy from CA that came out and he had gone to the SF Giants game the previous day in Scottsdale and he said it was a sellout there too.

Since the Giants won the World Series (again!), I expect all of, or most of, their games to be packed for the upcoming Cactus League season. Expect big crowds in Scottsdale.