O/T Spring Training advice needed

[gregr2]

I live here in West Melbourne FL and go see the Nationals right up the road quite often. We buy tickets on game day and usually don't have a problem. What part of Florida are you coming to?

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Availability of game day tickets will depend on the matchup. I just moved from Orlando and loved ST. Its a great time. The braves facility is very nice and family friendly.

[dealme]

I agree that the Braves have a great facility. In 2010, I caught a couple of Braves games as well as the Yankees in Tampa and the Phils in Clearwater. I was with a group of several friends, so we had purchased tickets in advance. We had an absolute ball. The Braves provided the most access to players / coaches / etc. Regardless, spring training is a blast.

Several years prior, I did ST in the Phoenix area with a college teammate. We bought all of our tickets at the stadium, and were even given free tickets to an Angels game. My advice would be to buy ahead if you're going with more than a couple of people.

Have fun!

Originally Posted by I Only Smoke 4 the Cards

Availability of game day tickets will depend on the matchup. I just moved from Orlando and loved ST. Its a great time. The braves facility is very nice and family friendly.

[blackandgold]

We will be attending a couple Pirate games, and maybe try to catch a couple others to check out other parks.
Thanks for the advice so far. I knew I could count on the good folks on here.

[gregr2]

So you'll be on the west coast of Florida. There are a bunch of other teams that have Spring training in that area (Tampa) that you could check out as well!

[z28jd]

If you can get down to Pirates City that is a great place to visit. You can stand in the middle of four fields and watch the minor leaguers practice on each field, going through drills, batting practice, etc. If it's a game day, they will have 2-3 games going on at once. The good part is that it's not too crowded, so you can walk around freely and watch whichever field you want. They will give you a roster sheet if you ask, so you can tell the players apart. It's all free too, though there are no concessions, so remember to bring water, beverages, snacks with you if you go there.

The Pirates usually sell out about half their Spring Training games, Yankees, Red Sox, Phillies, but Twins, Tigers, Rays Blue Jays and Orioles should have tickets. I say should and usually, because they are coming off their first playoff appearance in 21 years and a lot of fans came out of the woodwork, so this year could be different down there. So you might want to buy ahead of time just in case

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by z28jd

If you can get down to Pirates City that is a great place to visit. You can stand in the middle of four fields and watch the minor leaguers practice on each field, going through drills, batting practice, etc. If it's a game day, they will have 2-3 games going on at once. The good part is that it's not too crowded, so you can walk around freely and watch whichever field you want.

The Yankees do this as well but it is not well advertised. Last time I went was probably 10 years ago. I think there were about 5 spectators including myself. One of the minor league instructors was Reggie Jackson. He was very nice and signed autographs.