Mets pitchers and catchers will have their first official workout of Spring Training on the back fields of First Data Field on Thursday, Feb. 14.
The games, which start Feb. 23, are fun to watch. It's a sunny, upbeat, breezy environment as you're surrounded by true Mets fans and local old-timers that have been going to games here for over 30 years.
For me, though, if I had to choose, I prefer to attend the workouts, which begin this week.
The two-week stretch of pitchers and catchers and position players reporting and working out is a no-pressure, intimate, casual environment allowing fans to focus their attention on specific skills, strategies and moments of the game.