February and March are my favorite months here because of spring training. While my team is the Yankees, sadly they play all the way up in Tampa which sucks. But we do have the Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals, who share Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter. That is very close to where I live (45 minutes away), and the stadium is amazing. It holds 7,500 people so there are no bad seats. It almost never rains so the weather is perfect and there are not many more relaxing things to do than drink beer, eat peanuts and watch baseball during the day. I have created a tradition of buying tickets to at least 5 games, getting 4 tickets to each, and take friends and colleagues. Here is where it gets interesting. With the Mets in Port St. Lucie, the area has 3 teams. They really need 4 to ensure that they all remain here, since they all have escape clauses in their leases that allow them to leave if there are less than 4 teams. It had been common knowledge that both the Toronto Blue Jays and Houston Astros wanted to build a 2 team stadium in Palm Beach Gardens about 3 miles from Roger Dean. Some angry residents derailed this plan and now the teams are seeking other alternatives in the County. I was bitterly disappointed to read about that, but this article has given me new hope! It was revealed here that these are not the only teams beating the bushes for locations in Palm Beach County.
Both the Washington Nationals and Milwaukee Brewers have also expressed interest in moving to the area. It is interesting to note that all of these teams are currently playing in other parts of the State now. Anyway, if we were to get even one more team here it would ensure the future of spring training baseball in Palm Beach County for the foreseeable future. By the way, the economic impact of one or 2 of these teams coming to the area is very good. The cities make money from the teams, the tourists (fans of the team who come to town to see them and others), and all the events that happen year round when there is no MLB baseball like concerts, high school and college sports, etc. I have some high hopes that at least one of these teams will find a home here and we will all benefit. Now please make this happen baseball gods! Thank you, that will be all.
Mark Foley helping Washington Nationals explore spring training in Palm Beach County
http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/news/local/mark-foley-helping-washington-nationals-explore-sp/ndNmP/?icmp=pbp_internallink_invitationbox_apr2013_pbpstubtomypbp_launch
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