It’s that time of year, when we ask our readers to choose their favorite baseball venues in our Best of the Ballparks competition. In the first round of Cactus League selections, we ask you to narrow the field from 10 to eight.
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Tentative Athletics, Angels Schedules Posted
We put up two new schedules today: the full 2017 Oakland Athletics schedule and the home Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim schedule.
Help us select the best Cactus League ballparks!
With games now underway, it’s time for Spring Training Online readers to select the best ballparks in the Cactus and Grapefruit leagues. Welcome to the first round of the Best of the Ballparks fan voting, beginning with the ballparks of the Cactus League in Arizona.
Planning For Those Rivalry Games
There are spring-training games, and there are spring-training games that mean something, even if the stats and results don’t count in the standings. Rivalries games during spring training are exciting — but games sell out, so begin planning now.
A’s 2016 spring training schedule posted
We’ve posted a partial Oakland A’s 2016 spring training schedule, with all the home games listed.
Reviving Hohokam Stadium
For fans used to cramped seating and lack of shade at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, the move by the Oakland Athletics to a renovated Hohokam Stadium in Mesa for spring training should be a pleasure indeed.
Spring training food: better than ever
It wasn’t too long ago that food at a spring-training game meant a steamed hot dog, a warm beer or soda, some stale popcorn and perhaps a hamburger — if you were lucky. Today, food is an integral part of the spring-training experience. With fresh-grilled items, plenty of locally brewed cold beer and specialty items […]
New for 2015: Lew Wolff Training Complex
We have a new name for the old Fitch Park, where the Chicago Cubs formerly worked out and is now inhabited by the Oakland Athletics: the Lew Wolff Training Complex.
Mesa, A’s to celebrate Hohokam Stadium reopening
If you’re in the Phoenix area, this event is worth checking out: Mesa is hosting A Day at the Diamond on Saturday, Feb. 21, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. to mark the return of the Oakland A’s and the Hohokam Stadium reopening.
Cubs, Athletics set for annual Las Vegas Big League Weekend
We get a lot of questions about this: the Chicago Cubs and the Oakland Athletics will square off in the annual Las Vegas Big League Weekend at Cashman Field.
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Pima County: Let’s Talk Milwaukee Brewers Tucson Move
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Funding for Blue Jays Spring Training Renovations Still in the Works
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Gilbert: No Funding for New Milwaukee Brewers Spring Training Complex
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Funding for New Atlanta Braves Spring Complex Close to Done
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Milwaukee Brewers Eye Gilbert Spring-Training Complex
