Comments on: Spring Training Memories, Part 2: Goodyear

By: jigboy

jigboy — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 09:26:19 +0000

Yeah I was able to see the Tribe play against the Dbacks at TEP…very nice park indeed. It was stupid of Tucson to let their spring training venues leave like that and all move to PHX. Granted its better for all of the teams to be centralized, but Tucson could’ve pushed harder and kept them there if they wanted to. Guess their priorities were different.

By: Stephanie Liscio

Stephanie Liscio — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:09:06 +0000

Did you make it to Tucson Electric Park while the Diamondbacks and White Sox were still there? (I’m not sure when you were there, vs. when they left for the Phoenix area). I LOVED that park. I understand it’s much more convenient for everyone to be in Phoenix, but that place was great.

I definitely like Goodyear more each time I’m there. It’s growing on me, just kind of slowly!

By: jigboy

jigboy — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 08:56:28 +0000

I can only comment on the Goodyear complex as I have never been to Winter Haven. With that being said, I thoroughly enjoy my time at the new complex. I used to be stationed at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson so that left about a 3 hr drive up to Goodyear (pending traffic). Goodyear is a ways away from PHX, a lot further than I initially thought, but it isn’t a bad thing. You’re able to escape the crowds and traffic and Goodyear is an up and coming suburb. I would agree that it lacks warmth in the sense of personality but give it some time and improvements by the Indians/Reds are always a possibility. As for the stadium itself, very clean, modern, and comfortable. Facilities were top notch and the staff was helpful and friendly. I also like the fact that the parking is not annoying and its relatively close to the complex. All in all, I enjoy the complex and will continue to attend games there every chance I have.