{"id":19428,"date":"2015-03-26T15:39:57","date_gmt":"2015-03-26T22:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/?p=19428"},"modified":"2015-03-26T15:39:57","modified_gmt":"2015-03-26T22:39:57","slug":"why-you-dont-have-to-like-baseball-to-enjoy-spring-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/travel\/why-you-dont-have-to-like-baseball-to-enjoy-spring-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Don\u2019t Have To Like Baseball To Enjoy Spring Training"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-26-at-3.18.59-PM.png\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\" wp-image-19429 size-full aligncenter pk-lqip pk-lazyload\"  src=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/25032344\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-26-at-3.18.59-PM-80x28.jpg\"  alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-03-26 at 3.18.59 PM\"  width=\"537\"  height=\"186\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"http:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-26-at-3.18.59-PM.png\" ><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/marinersblog.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/spring-training_2013.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Peoria Sports Complex\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maybe baseball\u2019s not your thing, or maybe it is but the Cactus League doesn\u2019t have your favorite team. Perhaps you enjoy football more, or different sports in general just don\u2019t excite you. However, there\u2019s something to be said for a warm spring day in Phoenix with the 80-degree sun shining down on you, your friends, and your ice-cold margarita. You could be poolside, on a bar patio, or out at one of the many beautiful spring training stadiums sprinkled throughout the Valley. With 15 different MLB teams training in 8 different cities, the Valley experiences a month long surge of out-of-towners ready to have a fun vacation under the Arizona sun.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the areas around each stadium transform into happening spots where locals begin to feel the vacation vibes as well. With Phoenix temperatures at their absolute best, locals can become \u201ctourists\u201d for a month and enjoy the many resorts, golf courses, restaurants, bars, and outdoor shopping that fill the areas around each stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Venture down to college town in Tempe and see the Chicago Cubs at Sloan Park, or the Angels at Tempe Diablo Stadium. Both are steps away from Tempe Marketplace, Mill Ave., and Mesa Riverview. Or opt for a more \u201cSpring Break\u201d type destination up in Old Town Scottsdale to watch the recent World Series champs, San Francisco Giants. Old Town turns into an outdoor party almost every day straight during Spring Training season. Maybe you\u2019re a local Diamondback fan and would love to try your hand at blackjack. Venture to the upscale Talking Stick Resort &amp; Casino next to the Salt River Fields to find both of them. Even out in Glendale there are stadiums to visit, and right next door to the beautiful and entertaining Westgate, there\u2019s plenty of reason to take the drive.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-26-at-3.37.41-PM.png\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\" wp-image-19430 size-full aligncenter pk-lqip pk-lazyload\"  src=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/25032347\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-26-at-3.37.41-PM-80x49.jpg\"  alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-03-26 at 3.37.41 PM\"  width=\"535\"  height=\"326\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"http:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-26-at-3.37.41-PM.png\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikivoyage.org\/wiki\/Baseball_in_the_United_States\" target=\"_blank\">Tempe Diablo Stadium<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tickets into Spring Training games are generally inexpensive, the atmosphere is casual, and it\u2019s the perfect place to work on your tan. Many nearby restaurants and bars have special Spring Training events and deals, and fans inhabit the areas creating upbeat nights and busy days. Games happen all throughout the week and weekends and usually start at 1 p.m. or 7 p.m. Grab breakfast before or a late night beer after. You have the ability to create your own Spring Training experience and live like you\u2019re on vacation for a day or two. That\u2019s the beauty of Arizona. So if baseball\u2019s not your thing, the atmosphere absolutely will be, and that\u2019s more than enough reason to head out to one of the many games going on.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on each team, stadium, tickets, and schedule, check out the official MLB site at <a href=\"http:\/\/cactusleague.com\">http:\/\/cactusleague.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">List of Cities and Stadiums<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tempe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-Tempe Diablo Stadium<\/p>\n<p>-Anaheim Angels<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scottsdale<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-Salt River Fields<\/p>\n<p>-Arizona Diamondbacks<\/p>\n<p>-Colorado Rockies<\/p>\n<p>-Scottsdale Stadium<\/p>\n<p>-San Francisco Giants<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mesa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-Sloan Park<\/p>\n<p>-Chicago Cubs<\/p>\n<p>-Hohokam Stadium<\/p>\n<p>-Oakland Athletics<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Glendale\/Goodyear<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-Camelback Ranch<\/p>\n<p>-Los Angeles Dodgers<\/p>\n<p>-Chicago White Sox<\/p>\n<p>-Maryvale Stadium<\/p>\n<p>-Milwaukee Brewers<\/p>\n<p>-Goodyear Ballpark<\/p>\n<p>-Cleveland Indians<\/p>\n<p>-Cincinnati Reds<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Peoria\/Surprise<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-Surprise Stadium<\/p>\n<p>-Texas Rangers<\/p>\n<p>-Kansas City Royals<\/p>\n<p>-Peoria Sports Complex<\/p>\n<p>-Seattle Mariners<\/p>\n<p>-San Diego Padres<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<em>Story b y Suzanne Koch<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&nbsp; Peoria Sports Complex\u00a0 Maybe baseball\u2019s not your thing, or maybe it is but the Cactus League doesn\u2019t&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":19430,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1728],"tags":[554,11412,11413,11035,1466,8919,11320,11410,8385,11411],"class_list":{"0":"post-19428","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-travel","8":"tag-cactus-league-spring-training","9":"tag-glendale","10":"tag-goodyear","11":"tag-mesa","12":"tag-scottsdale","13":"tag-spring-training","14":"tag-spring-training-2015","15":"tag-spring-training-in-arizona","16":"tag-tempe","17":"tag-why-you-dont-have-to-like-baseball-to-enjoy-spring-training","18":"cs-entry","19":"cs-video-wrap"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why You Don\u2019t Have To Like Baseball To Enjoy Spring Training<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&nbsp; Peoria Sports Complex\u00a0 Maybe baseball\u2019s not your thing, or maybe it is but the Cactus League doesn\u2019t have your favorite team. 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