GOODYEAR, Arizona -- Spring training is here. Pitchers and catchers will soon be joined by position players at Major League camps from Florida to Arizona. Opening Day is in our sights.
For several years in the early 2000s, spring training for me meant covering the Indians in Winter Haven for cleveland.com. But when the Tribe moved spring training to Goodyear in 2009, I was determined to travel out to Arizona and experience it purely as a baseball fan.
For years, I couldn't coordinate a trip with friends or family. By 2015, I was tired of waiting, so I impulse booked a two-night trip to Phoenix.