Spring Training - Camelback Ranch

Camelback Ranch is Spring Training home to both the Dodgers and the White Sox. It is a very nice facility. A nice perk is that parking is free. Each team has three practice fields plus two or three infield practice diamonds.  Scott went early to the game and watched some training. He was surprised that one group of AAA guys were getting base running practice and most weren't giving it their all.  Seems that anyone that close to the majors would want to put everything they have out there to show they have what it takes to get called up. 

Spring Training Dodgers 4 - Diamondbacks 4

Tie game, well I suppose both teams should be happy to have that.  Strange occurance in this game when Kemp & Ethier were listed as 3rd & 4th on the roster, but batted opposite.  Diamondbacks figured it out in the 3rd when Kemp made the last out (otherwise they could have had him declared out). The home plate umpire had Eithier bat first the following inning to correct the lineup (even though he had already batted just before Kemp).  Ethier goes and hits a home run to tie the game 1-1.

Jogging around the bases is OK, I guess, when you're a superstar.

Ojeda later hit a home run.

It was funny to watch him when someone was on second. He would step up behind them then wave his hand at them as if shooing them out of the way.

Spring Training Dodgers 0 - Rockies 12

An amazing game for Rockies fans - not so much for Dodger fans.  What started out as cold, breezy and very threatening clouds turned into a cool, but sunny and still breezy afternoon.

Even Scott wore a sweatshirt, so you know it was cold. He's standing by our seats behind the visiting team's dugout. Very, very nice.

OK, I am so bad with names, I won't even try to name the players. Just some shots from our seats.

One of Colorado's pitchers who pretty much held off the Dodgers to pop-ups and very few hits.

Dodger knuckle-baller preparing to pepper one in there.

Colorado had quite the day at the plate. A few Dodger errors and some missed fly balls didn't make much difference in the outcome...

...As the Dodger bats never did come alive.

One or two good fielding plays didn't outweigh the poor ones.

Hmm, watch them be a different team tomorrow against the D-Backs!

I'm heading to that game, too, so I hope to have more good shots tomorrow