{"id":8593,"date":"2020-03-02T13:45:09","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T18:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/?p=8593"},"modified":"2021-01-15T06:17:44","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T11:17:44","slug":"spring-training-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/02\/spring-training-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring training, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_8599\" style=\"width: 598px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2307.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8599\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8599\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8599\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2307.jpeg\" alt=\"Mike, me and Dave at JetBlue\" width=\"588\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2307.jpeg 588w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2307-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2307-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2307-400x267.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8599\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike, me and Dave at JetBlue Park<\/p><\/div>\n<p>My old softball buddies from Massachusetts, Mike and Dave, once more came to Florida for Red Sox spring training. As has become our custom, we each hosted one game.\u00a0 The schedule this year:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mike &#8211; Phillies vs Red Sox, Thu Feb 27<\/li>\n<li>Me &#8211; Red Sox vs Twins, Fri Feb 28<\/li>\n<li>Dave &#8211; Atlanta vs Red Sox, Sun Mar 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Two games at JetBlue Park, the Red Sox home field, and one at CenturyLink Park, the Twins home field.<\/p>\n<p>The weather didn&#8217;t exactly cooperate.\u00a0 Last year we got to just two games as one was rained out.\u00a0 This year we got to all 3 games, but it was very cold &#8211; especially for the first game.\u00a0 The temperature for that game was low 60&#8217;s with a strong breeze.\u00a0 It wasn&#8217;t just chilly; it was COLD.\u00a0 The stands were empty by the 9th inning, a combination of the cold and the Red Sox playing so poorly.\u00a0 Final score: a 12-5 loss.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8595\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2264.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8595\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8595\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8595\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2264-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"JD hitting a triple\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2264-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2264-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2264-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2264-100x150.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2264-400x600.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2264.jpeg 1381w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8595\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">JD hitting a triple<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8596\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2296.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8596\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8596\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8596\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2296-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"JD in the dugout, right in front of us\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2296-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2296-100x150.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2296-400x600.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2296.jpeg 459w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8596\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">JD in the dugout, right in front of us<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The game at CenturyLink was a bit warmer, about 68 degrees, and we sat in the sun. The Red Sox pitching was better, but the hitting wasn&#8217;t (except for JD Martinez who hit a triple and a home run), so they lost that one, too, 4-1. The seats were great, though &#8211; right behind the Red Sox dugout. And in the sun.<\/p>\n<p>The third game&#8217;s weather was just slightly cooler than normal, about 72 degrees.\u00a0 Apparently the Red Sox pitching liked the warmth and they ended up winning this one 4-2.\u00a0 It should have been 4-0 but the excellent pitching melted down in the 9th, giving up 2 walks, 2 hit batters and a single.\u00a0 The game ended with the tying run on second base. Our seats for this game were right down the right field line &#8211; an interesting perspective on the game.\u00a0 We were kind of hoping to get a foul ball, but no such luck.\u00a0 Perhaps we should be careful what we wish for because the foul ball that came closest hit a woman on the arm.\u00a0 EMTs escorted her away, probably for X-rays.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8601\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2311.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8601\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8601\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8601\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2311-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"Our view from right field\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2311-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2311-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2311-400x267.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2311.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8601\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our view from right field at JetBlue<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My old softball buddies from Massachusetts, Mike and Dave, once more came to Florida for Red Sox spring training. As has become our custom, we each hosted one game.\u00a0 The schedule this year: Mike &#8211; Phillies vs Red Sox, Thu Feb 27 Me &#8211; Red Sox vs Twins, Fri Feb 28 Dave &#8211; Atlanta vs &hellip; <a class=\"read-excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/02\/spring-training-2020\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&raquo;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[41,48,4,88],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fl","category-friends","category-places","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1VniU-2eB","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8593"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9678,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8593\/revisions\/9678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}