kitekrazy Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 I could see Camelback Ranch from my roof if I wanted to. I drive by it often. With the rebuild in place there doesn't seem any excitement from my end. Part of that has been I'm so into the Blackhawks that I haven't paid attention to anything in the NFL or MLB. Are some of the prospects putting in some time, guys that most likely will not be on the Sox opening roster? I haven't been to a ST game in a few years. I thought about going maybe once this year but it seems like with a few guys gone it's like watching another team. What has your experience been and what would make it worth going? If you came from the Midwest this past week or this week it must be shock to experience 90+ weather. It is for me and I live here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Mar 17, 2017 -> 10:38 PM) I could see Camelback Ranch from my roof if I wanted to. I drive by it often. With the rebuild in place there doesn't seem any excitement from my end. Part of that has been I'm so into the Blackhawks that I haven't paid attention to anything in the NFL or MLB. Are some of the prospects putting in some time, guys that most likely will not be on the Sox opening roster? I haven't been to a ST game in a few years. I thought about going maybe once this year but it seems like with a few guys gone it's like watching another team. What has your experience been and what would make it worth going? If you came from the Midwest this past week or this week it must be shock to experience 90+ weather. It is for me and I live here. The Sox are my fav team followed by the Black Hawks and I follow both closely. To that end I always think spring training is worth it. Can't wait for it to start tthen can't wait for the season to start. Once players get in a Sox uniform they are Sox so makes no difference to me if there is roster turn over. It's fun watching the young guys and imagining them all reaching their potential even though I know very few will. If you can't get excited about guys like Moncada and Kopech I don't know what to tell you. Even some of our left handed youngsters like Hayes and Delmonico have had nice springs. I suppose our levels of interest depends on our mindsets. You say with the rebuild you have lost interest whereas to me it's still the WHite Sox and they always interest me. Just because they are rebuilding and you know before hand they will lose many games it's really no different than previous seasons . Now the Sox are just being more honest with the fans instead of making half-cocked roster decisions and pretending to compete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share Posted March 18, 2017 QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Mar 18, 2017 -> 01:25 PM) The Sox are my fav team followed by the Black Hawks and I follow both closely. To that end I always think spring training is worth it. Can't wait for it to start tthen can't wait for the season to start. Once players get in a Sox uniform they are Sox so makes no difference to me if there is roster turn over. It's fun watching the young guys and imagining them all reaching their potential even though I know very few will. If you can't get excited about guys like Moncada and Kopech I don't know what to tell you. Even some of our left handed youngsters like Hayes and Delmonico have had nice springs. I suppose our levels of interest depends on our mindsets. You say with the rebuild you have lost interest whereas to me it's still the WHite Sox and they always interest me. Just because they are rebuilding and you know before hand they will lose many games it's really no different than previous seasons . Now the Sox are just being more honest with the fans instead of making half-cocked roster decisions and pretending to compete. After reading some articles about a farm system worth bragging about it may lure me to follow the minors a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 (edited) Personally, I would love to see a guy like Moncada hit or Kopech throw, if only to see how loud those tools really are from way closer than I'll ever be at a regular season MLB game. I only went to Spring Training once, but it was a blast. Pay 25 bucks for the seats right behind the plate and experience MLB baseball in a new way. Edited March 19, 2017 by Eminor3rd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 My favorite part is easily the back fields. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Soxfan Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 QUOTE (Heads22 @ Mar 21, 2017 -> 10:28 PM) My favorite part is easily the back fields. Agree, 1000%. The actual games are ok, but watching the practices on the back fields in the morning is awesome. You can watch four teams of prospects at one time. I watched the likely AAA, AA, A, and a Rookie team scrimmage for three hours with maybe 6-10 other people. You can stand so close to pitchers warming up that you see the ball really move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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