There is nothing like Spring Baseball, and this was my first visit to see the Angels in Tempe. This is the type of event that had helped me survive the very cold winter days. I knew I had these tickets and it was great to look forward to the trip.
I must say we must have seen the hottest spring game of the year as the temperature clocked in at 92 degrees, and this was okay, as it was snowing at my house and I had my sun block on. The Angels were playing the Brewers and it ended up going into extra innings.
Our only concern with the facility was the leg room and the width of the chairs. One of the friendly ushers let us know that they had been averaging about 8,000 folks a game, and I wondered how many of them were as cramped as we were in our seats.
The other concern I had was the fact that everything is ridiculously overpriced. I don't mind helping to pay salaries, but beers were over $10, and I was thinking that there are times when you can get a 12-pack for that price. I know prices help prevent drunken behavior, but why punish the many for the poor behavior of a few. it would be best to simply cut them off, and allow others to pay a more reasonable price.
How about the food? We had the Portebella Sandwich, and it sounded much better than it was. This ballpark has all the items that you'd suspect, but none of the character of other parks. It would have been nice to see some regional favorites, but it didn't happen. My advice, eat elsewhere prior to the game.
Our game went an extra inning and ended up a tie. We had seats very close to home plate, and, heck, my wife was even engaged in the game.
Now if you can help some of the Angels not strike out, I would really appreciate it.
Let's go Angels.