Spring Training
This is probably the best thing about Arizona. A large majority of professional baseball teams have their Spring training facilities in the Phoenix area.This is SO much fun - make it a family road trip and head out there for Spring Break. Even just attending one game is a real different experience from attending a regular-season game. Those games keep you pretty far removed from the action. In Spring training, the stadiums are smaller, so you're closer to the game. Also, if you go early, and I mean several hours early (one o'clock game? get there at 9 or 10am), you can talk to the players as they head off to practice, then watch them practice, and chat to them again when they're heading back into the locker rooms. Especially for younger fans, this can be a life-changing experience. The players are relaxed and have the time to sign autographs - time they often don't have before a regular...












