Sunday, November 30, 2014

Spring training baseball not too far away

"Yippee!", Betty Wells writes, click title for link, at the Florida Weekly, "It’s just 94 days to Spring Training". From the article:
It’s not even winter yet, but in Palm Beach County it’s never too early to think about the prelude to baseball — 29 games of professional baseball Spring Training played over 32 days. Plus two exhibition games.
It all happens at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter.
The St. Louis Cardinals and the Miami Marlins descend on northern Palm Beach County, and fans from across the country flock here to get a glimpse of current and future stars and to soak up games and sun.
This year, the Cardinals made it to the National League Championship series. The Marlins became one of the most exciting teams to watch. And they have star
Giancarlo Stanton, the slugger who recently signed a 13-year, $325 million contract.
“Both of our teams had successful seasons in 2014,” says Roger Dean general manager Mike Bauer. “I definitely think both teams are set up for successful 2015 campaigns. It should be fun to see how it all plays out.”