Craig Calcaterra of Hardball Talk is here, too, and has several more pictures up, including one of my new haircut. It gets H-O-T in Mesa, and there is very little shade at the stadium. Hohokam Stadium is small and perfect for kids and families, i.e., not too crowded and not too loud. The view from these seats is still excellent and less expensive. The Oakland Athletics play spring games at Hohokam Stadium and train at the Lew Wolff Training Center. high definition scoreboard, shaded terrace level and down the line areas. I wasn't the only one to take a tour of HoHoKam Park on Wednesday. Located just 30 minutes outside of Phoenix, Hohokam Stadium hearkens back to the days of baseball’s early beginnings, when games were played in small-town stadiums. The seats that are in sections in the 200s are under an overhang and are in the shade. The recently renovated Hohokam Stadium has quickly become one of the best. If you want to talk to Cubs fans about their World Series experience, you can do so across the street from the park Seek out covered patios for an even more laid-back vibe. Both bullpen catchers, Rob Flippo and Fumi Ishibashi, wait for the pitchers to show up. Hohokam Stadium seating More than half of the seating bowl is shaded for the entire game. The Cubs take batting practice in cages down the right field lineīoth bullpens are in right field, with the visiting bullpen above and behind the Cubs' bullpen. You can see the press boxes and suites from there, too: is right next to a pair of Cubs practice fields. Here is a look at the left field scoreboard both up close. A couple of fans strolling the stadium before the Oakland A’s spring training game against the Los Angeles Angels at Hohokam Stadium on Main Mesa, Arizona. but when in the Cactus League, it's hard to avoid the best place for day drinking: There are several concession stands both behind home plate. The Cactus Leagues 10 unique ballparks are clustered in the Phoenix metropolitan area within an hours drive of each other. The canopies that provide shade for the group spots are in v-shaped roof form and the reverse look of a typical roofs pitch is the one striking departure from. There is a cool Cubs mural on the wall to the right, and on the wall to the left are some posters of Cubs greats:Ī look at the seats in the infield, behind home plate:Īll along the walkway in the seating area there are rails, which are nice to cozy up to and get a nice view of the. Wednesday was my first trip to HoHoKam Park, the only Cactus League park I didn't see last year. Spring stadium tours: Phoenix (A's) Surprise (Royals/Rangers) Peoria (Padres/Mariners) Tempe (Angels) Goodyear (Reds/Indians) Maryvale (Brewers) Scottsdale (Giants)
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