Boys Trip 2011: AZ Spring Training

It's that time of year again! The annual "Snarr Boys Baseball Trip!" Lee put together another exciting itinerary for him and the boys and Ben counted down the days for the excitement to begin. This has been a family tradition for over 20 years and it was exciting to have our new brother-in-law Eric attend his first.  As an added bonus Uncle Chad and cousins Corbin and Brock  joined in on the fun too!

The trip got off to a great start when Ben was lucky enough to be seated right next to the 1986 Home Run King, Jessie Barfield! He spent the entire flight talking baseball and Jessie even signed a few autographs.

 

The trip itinerary was set up so that they would visit as many stadiums and see as many different teams as possible. The weather was perfect, the location was perfect, the company was perfect-- it was a good week for baseball!

Since our cousins are from Colorado they wanted to see their hometown Rockies play. After a few days of HOT day games it was nice to attend a cool evening game.  They got to the stadium and found some prime real estate just behind center field.  With the Rockies trailing midway throught the game, they decided to string together a few great innings filled with extra base hits and even a few home runs to come back and win!  Ben was in the right place at the right time to snag a Jason Giambi home run as well!  Nice Catch!

The following day they saw the Indians play the Reds. It was St. Patricks Day and all players wore green ball caps. Aroldis Chapman pitched for the Reds (highest mph pitcher in baseball today--103 mph!).  The Reds and the Indians share the facility and in centerfield Ben was so sad to see a banner in memory of Hall of Fame Pitcher, Bob Feller.  Ben was able to meet him two years ago at the same field.

Pizzeria Bianco

Another Spring Training means another savory stop at the World Famous Pizzeria Bianco! Always worth the 2-4 hour wait-- and once inside they ordered 8 pizzas and many mouthwatering appetizers!


All in all it was another enjoyable Spring Training for the boys.  Ben came home with baseballs, autographs, souveniers, a full stomach, a tan, and best of all... great memories shared with the boys! Thanks again to Lee for showing my hubby such a great time!