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Florida Spring Training: Your Guide To Touring The Grapefruit League |
Knology Park may not be the most breathtaking ballpark. It may be hard to find, and there’s no question it looks a little run down. But whatever negatives the park has in terms of its aesthetics, it more than makes up for in its atmosphere and autograph possibilities. To sum it up, this is a fun park. Finding it, however, is a chore. The stadium is located in the middle of a residential area with an elementary school over the outfield wall — not a place you would expect to see a Spring Training game. When you finally get there, you see an unimpressive, cement-covered stadium. At least it has flags, colored awnings, and other visuals to distract from the drab exterior. You find the charm once you walk in, listen, and look around. You’ll feel as if you have been transported to the Great White North of Canada. It seems as though everyone around you talks with a Canadian accent and ends their sentences with the proverbial “Eh?” This is the only Grapefruit League ballpark where more people know the words to “O Canada” than to “The Star Spangled Banner.” Unfortunately, the stadium has lost a little of its Canadian flair in the past season. You’ll find the Canadian staple, Labatts beer, at only two small carts now; Bud and Bud Light have replaced it as the beer of choice. Also, The Globe & Mail, Toronto’s daily paper, is no longer advertised on the outfield wall. The program still caters to Canadians, however, with ads for phone rates to Canada and an equal exchange rate for tickets at Universal Studios. You’ll also see an ad for the Tampa Bay Lightning, the area’s hockey team. Now there are four Spring Training sites in the Tampa Bay area and every one of the others is located closer to the hockey arena than Knology Park, but the Lightning marketers know who loves hockey. Didn't find what you were looking for? Try a Google search.
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