Oh my gosh..your killing me!  So much fun there.  Always something going on.  Thanks for sharing.  My countdown is at T-11.  Best time of the year.

Good move to name that one field for Tom Kelly.  It was a highlight of my visits to watch him hold court at first base, especially teaching the fine points of the position to players not ready to learn them. 

Have to love that Martin flow! I don't love him on the dirt, though. Go let him roam free in the pastures!

Thanks so much for this, Squirrel! Fun.

Brings me back a bit to when my sister lived in Lakeland, FL, and we would visit in March for spring break. I’m a Twins fan, of course, but I love watching all sorts of baseball.

Tigertown, with the Red Sox nearby in Winter Haven were our main spots to visit then (1980s & 1990s). Lakeland is stuck in the hot and humid middle of the state. Quite a ride from the Twins in Ft, Meyers, as Aaron G. and John B. complain about on their podcasts.

Now my sister lives in Stuart, FL, in the vicinity (less than a one hour drive) mostly of NL teams like the Cardinals and Marlins in Jupiter, the Mets in Port St. Lucie, and both the Nationals and Astros in West Palm Beach..

Three years ago it was a thrill for me to watch Don Mattingly as manager of a (woeful) Marlins crew in their opening spring training game against a powerful Cardinals team. I’ve long admired Donnie Baseball, despite him playing for the hated Yankees.