From the press conference, it looks like Wade Davis took #22 as Kelvin Herrera already has #40.

I kind of liked the WD-40 nickname. Oh well...

what does a ticket to a ST game cost? Are there opportunities to interact with players?

Generally, about $20-25 for good seats, mid to high teens for OK seats, and $5 to sit on the grass past the outfield wall. Lots of people bring a blanket or two and do that. The Surprise KC/TEX facility is actually one of the newer, nicer ones. The best facility, by far not even close, is Salt River Fields at Talking Stick (ARI/COL). Its not fair to compare to that though, its Arizona's spring park and they spent a ton on it. That place often sells out, especially the Arizona games. You must buy tickets way in advance for that, and even the $5 grassy "seats" fill up before the game. The SF Giants park and the Cubs park also sells out sometimes. One of my favorite places was the Angels park (Tempe Diablo), just because of the scenery past the outfield while watching the game. They do have a lot of bleachers, though. Other people might have their favorites, but if I had to pick only 3 parks to see, I'd go with Surprise, Tempe Diablo, and Salt River Fields.

Its a freaking desert, so don't be surprised if it gets a bit cool at night, and do not skimp on the sunblock during the day. (especially at the CWS/LAD facility. Everything reflects light at Camelback Ranch and there's almost no shade, you'll roast if you don't have sunblock) Also, if you've never seen the Grand Canyon, you might want to spend a day there, bring a jacket because Northern AZ can be a lot cooler than Phoenix.

edit: here's a picture in each of those parks

Are there affordable family accommodations near the south rim, or do you have to stay near I 40 for something less than $100 a night? I need to travel on the cheap!

No idea. I started in Phoenix, drove there early in the morning, spent 7 or 8 hours walking around taking pictures and being awestruck, ate at a restaurant in a little village south of grand canyon catering to tourists, then drove back to my hotel room in Phoenix that night.

Fun fact: there's a huge elevation difference driving from there to Phoenix or vice-versa, your ears will pop.

Need a laugh?

Here's a trade proposal from everyone's favorite Orioles forum:

Jake Arrieta
Zach Britton
Chris Davis
Xavier Avery

for

Mark Teixeira (I mean, he stinks in New York, so they'd totally trade him to a division rival)
Gary Sanchez (I mean, he's ONLY a top 30 prospect).

Two failed pitching prospects, a 4th OF and a guy with 40-HR power are totally enough!

Why are they talking about trades? I thought they were already a lock for the World Series.

I think it should be:

2013-It's ON, mother****ers!

I like it! :thumb:

Looks like Dayton is "All in" on Francoeur as the 2013 RF. Yippee...



http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/12...k=omni_popular

GWhat I took away from that article is that he's looking for sabermetric help.

Check out the bottom of the article:
I assume by "creative" they mean someone who is willing to contort stats in such a way that Dayton's favorites, like Francouer, look somehow better than the piles of shit that they truly are.

I kind of like Mendoza as the fifth guy, but Moore didn't even mention him.

But the bright side is that Hoch isn't penciled in as a starter

But on the dim side, Hoch is a better baseball player than Francouer.