We started out Day 1 of Spring Training with a hearty breakfast at the Waffle House in Phoenix. I have not been to one of these in probably 20 years at least! The waffles were great!
I was able to get an autograph from the Rangers Catcher, Robinson Chirinos, at the first game we went to during this trip, which was the Rangers at the Brewers.
I am proudly displaying my autographed baseball and wearing my Rangers shirt and cap for this game against the Brewers.
We had to sit on the Brewers side of the stadium because the tickets were pretty hard to get for this game.
The Brewers Ball Park had great beer obiviously! I got the Lemon Tree which is a combination of Crispin Cider and Summer Shandy.
I got some California inspired noodles to go with my Milwaukee Beer. LOL.
The Rangers are celebrating a great win here at the end!
We had dinner at the BoneFish Grill in Phoenix on the first night. I have always wanted to try this place since I saw their ads in airline magazines!
This was one of the best ahi tuna that I ever had!
This is the line up for the 2nd game we went to during this trip. My Rangers took on the lowly A's of Oakland! I hate Oakland!
My friends and I are enjoying the game!
The Rangers' Spring Training Facility is my favorite ballpark in Phoenix. I am a little biased of course. LOL.
Beltre is celebrating a 3 run HR in this photo.
We got some great BBQ at Rudy's Country Store and BBQ in Chandler on Day 2!
We went to see the Cubs play the A's on the third day! My friend is at an A's fan.
I had more noodles at this game too!
I am chilling at the pool area at the Clarendon Hotel in Phoenix on the last day of our trip! The Clarendon is a historic boutique hotel in Phoenix.
My friend and I decided to get a snack at the Tilted Kilt in downtown Phoenix before we left for the airport.
I went to Spring Training
again in 2016 to see my Texas Rangers, who were coming off a great
season where we took the AL West. My friends and I went to check
out our teams get ready for the regular season in the Phoenix, Arizona
area in March. I love Spring Training. The weather is
usually awesome, the people are friendly, and there is plenty of
baseball to go around. Also, Phoenix has a lot of nice
restaurants. Our first day in Phoenix was spent at the Maryvale
Baseball Facility where we watched my Rangers take on the
Brewers. Before the game, we got a great breakfast at the Waffle
House. I have not been to one of these since we were in the
Southern US when I was a little kid. We also got a drink at
Hooters before the game to get us pumped up. Since we got to the
game early, I was able to get an autograph from our catcher, Robinson
Chirinos. He did a good job for us last season at the catcher
position. The Maryvale Ball Park has great beer options since it
is the home of the Milwaukee Brewers obviously. I love the Summer
Shandy, and I was able to try a drink that combined that with Crispin
Cider. They also have the famous weiner races too where these
four guys dressed up as sausages race each other. The Rangers
beat the Brewers by a score of 8 to 5. After the game, we
chilled at the hotel for sometime before heading out to dinner at the
BoneFish Grill in Phoenix. The BoneFish Grill is an upscale chain
restaurant specializing in fresh fish and seafood. I had some
amazing ahi tuna there. Afterwards, we headed out to Scottsdale
for some drinking. We hung out at the Rocker Bar and enjoyed some
pool and live music.
The next day, we went
to Surprise to watch my Rangers take on the lowly A's at our Spring
Training home. My friends from San Diego joined us for that
day. My Rangers killed the A's by a score of 14 to 5. I got
to see some awesome homeruns also including a three run shot by our
third baseman Adrian Beltre. After the game, we enjoyed dinner at
Rudy's Country Store and BBQ in Chandler, Arizona. Their food was
amazing!
On Sunday, we went to
see the Cubs play the lowly A's at the Hohokam Stadium in Mesa.
That night, we hung out near ASU in Tempe at some local bars.
That area is always really fun.
We decided to just
chill on Monday at the pool. We got day passes for the Clarendon
Hotel Pool area in downtown Phoenix. The pool area was pretty
nice, and they had cool little cabanas where you could enjoy the
Phoenix weather. I enjoyed a nice pina colada in my little
cabana. We went to Tilted Kilt afterwards for dinner before we
left for the airport.