2020 Baseball Stadium Tour -- Goodyear Ballpark

When planning spring training options this year, the hubby wanted to see Goodyear, home of the Reds and the Indians spring training. The Reds were in town so a trip to Goodyear became the last spring training game of the trip. We had plans to see ASU tonight but they got rained out.

Goodyear Ballpark is one of the more distant ballparks from Phoenix but it is still within an hour. Plus it really doesn't seem that far away.

The Major League Stadium is across the street from the training complex. So unlike many of the complexes where you can see the players practicing and minor league games in the same vicinity of the big league game, Goodyear keeps them separate.

The ballpark is really nice. We would definitely go back to Goodyear and sit with all the senior citizens. Many of the fans were older and it was a smaller crowd. Not sure if COVID-19 or the potential rain kept people away but there weren't as many people there as yesterday in Tempe.

They highlighted food from both the Indians and the Reds as many combined ballparks do. They had a Cleveland Polish Dog which was a Polish dog covered in BBQ sauce and cole slaw with some waffle fries. It was messy but very good. The hubby went with chicken tenders as usual.

We got to see Joey Votto play. It is always nice to see the big names play.

We would definitely go back to Goodyear. It ranks right up there with Surprise and Peoria.

2020 Baseball Stadium Tour -- Tempe Diablo

Tempe Dialbo is the home of the Angels spring training. It is supposed to be one of the worst spring training facilities but others say it's a must see. Either way I wanted to see a game there. It is also one of the more pricier spring training facilities. Two tickets with fees cost us $75.. $28 a ticket. Sure we were 2 rows back but they were still bleacher seats.

Tempe Dialbo is in Tempe and there is really only one way in and out. Traffic is slow going in. Parking is at back of the stadium and it bit of a walk to the stadium. There is also lots around the stadium. To enter the stadium you either walk up to flight of stairs or ramp. You do not enter at street level.

I am not a fan of Tempe Dialbo. The concourse is very narrow and there is a standing room line all the way around the stadium.  It is very crowded. Unlike most spring training stadiums, you can not walk all the way around the stadium either. To get my passport stamp or even buy anything, you browse the store and the registers are outside because there is no room. I am just not a fan of the set up at all.

The game was good. We saw the Angels and the Indians. It was a beautiful day for baseball and some of the big names played. We stayed in a our seats for a few innings and then walked around. We watched a few innings in the standing room.

This is not high on my list of spring training sites I need to run back to. I'll be happy if I never go back. It definitely needs upgrades or even a new ballpark. The highlight was seeing Mike Trout's truck.