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A Baseball Fan’s Bucket List Begins With Spring Training In Florida:

The bucket list actually started with an Arizona Fall League game last November on my birthday but….Spring training is getting close to the real thing. The Mets have their stadium in Port Saint Lucie and the National have theirs in West Palm Beach. The Nats were playing the Mets at their home and the Mets played the Marlins back in St. Lucie the day after.

I did not get to walk the line-up cards out to the umpires but I did find the official starting line-up cards!
The Mets’ current arch-rivals in the Eastern Division of the National League.
The Nats have a beautiful and brand spanking new complex here in West Palm Beach. There were many practice and minor league fields to explore. They do share the facility with the Houston Astros.
Watching the reining Cy Young award winner Jacob deGrom warm up in the Mets’ bullpen. So cool to be that close to greatness (from a baseball fans perspective of course)
Here is deGrom in action. His outing was not a stellar one but hey…..It’s only spring training.
First Data Field is the Mets’ spring home. Not brand new but very nice. The weather was spectacular also.
Second year manager Mickey Callaway has a pre-game interview with the press.
Gotta love watching a good round of batting practice!
The next Cy Young award winner???? Noah Syndergaard has the nickname “Thor” as folks think he looks like a Norse God.
The sound of the ball hitting the catcher’s glove still gives me the goose bumps.
Check out the crowd he draws simply to watch him warm up. Even all the players are excited.
What an experience!
Not a great picture but Tim Tebow was stationed in left field for most of the game. He also managed a single at the plate. He will probably end up in Syracuse with the Mets’ triple A affiliate but the next step could be…….
Sunny and 75 degrees with a Mets game to boot. Retirement is wonderful.
Laurie is proudly wearing the jersey given to us as a promotional give away. Nice!

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