Maybe Tucson can persuade some of those poor boys in Florida to move? Hey, if you were, say, the New York Yankees, wouldn't you want to be absolutely, positively sure Alex Rodriguez doesn't contract typhoid? So, yeah, we've got all the Cactus League teams now and a fantastic place to put the last two. On opening weekend, we sat on the crisp green lawn sunning ourselves while looking up at the snow-capped McDowell Mountains - one of the best baseball spectating experiences imaginable. It's got top-notch amenities, but the view is what's truly stunning. This gorgeous new stadium was constructed right off Loop 101 on the Salt River-Pima Indian Reservation. Alas, Salt River Fields salves our conscience about thieving Tucson's teams. And, of course, along the way they risk being eaten by an alligator or mauled by a rabid manatee or getting malaria. The consolidation of the Cactus League to the Valley seems especially silly since the hapless squads stuck in Florida's shitty-ass Grapefruit League sometimes have to drive four hours between ballparks. With the desertion of the Colorado Rockies and our hometown Arizona Diamondbacks before the 2011 spring training season, that city down south is now totally shut out of the fun.
Call us softies, but we were kinda sad to see Tucson lose its last two Cactus League teams.
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