The Complete Guide to Spring Training is the only guide to baseball's spring-training season that covers camps in both Arizona and Florida. It provides all the key information fans want out of their spring-training experience: where to stay, where to eat, attractions close to the ballpark, where to score autographs, and how to get the best seats.

The Complete Guide to Spring Training

Kevin Reichard

August Publications

There is no better place than a ballpark on a warm summer evening, with a cool breeze coming in from left field and the smell of grilled hot dogs wafting through the grandstand. That experience has been played out every summer for over 100 years, and baseball is an integral part of the American lifestyle, with tens of millions of fans attending games every year. On a daily basis, nothing captures the attention of the sporting public like baseball.  And the gathering places for those baseball fans inspire their own adulation. Indeed, it s hard to imagine the New York Yankees without Yankee Stadium, the Chicago Cubs without Wrigley Field, or the Boston Red Sox without Fenway Park. These shrines to baseball inspire and awe us. Memories for generations for people -- some hardcore baseball fans, many not -- are created at ballparks. When we think back to that first ballpark visit 30 years ago, we don t remember who was playing third base or who struck out the most; we remember being at the ballgame with our parents or grandparents, happily munching on a hot dog and being overjoyed at being part of the crowd. On a daily basis, ballparks across the nation serve as our new national town squares, our gathering spots, and our third places. In 1954 Jacques Barzun famously wrote, "Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball," and that s never been truer than today.  This book covers ballparks in all their glory. Every ballpark is different; while a bad night at the ballpark is always better than almost any alternative, the fact remains that some ballparks are better than others. Our goal is to provide you not only with a description of the ballpark and how to get there, but also a sense of what makes each ballpark unique and why you should visit. We also tell you about other baseball-related attractions in each major-league area (including notable minor-league and college facilities), along with tips on where to stay for the best ballpark access.

The Complete Guide to Big League Ballparks

Sports & Outdoors

Ballpark Digest

James Robins

Baseball

Totally updated for Spring Training 2009, The Complete Guide to Spring Training, 2nd Edition is baseball's definitive guide for the ultimate Spring Training experience. Combining complete coverage of both Florida and Arizona destinations, this guide is for both the hardcore fan seeking out the next spring phenom and the casual fan who cares more about lying in the sun and sipping a cold one. In this book, you'll learn: 
* The best spots for collecting autographs 
* The best spring training venues for families 
* Where to find the best parties during spring training 
* How to score great tickets for sold-out games 
* Where to see tomorrow's stars free 
* Obtaining spring-training schedules the minute they are released 
* Information on new training facilities 
* Where to stay near the ballparks 
* Bonus coverage of annual games in Las Vegas, as well as the 2009 World Baseball Classic 
This book covers spring training both in Florida and Arizona. In 2009, the Cleveland Indians and the Los Angeles Dodgers will be moving spring operations from Florida to Phoenix, changing the dynamic of spring training in both locales. Even so, the two spring-training experiences tend to be different. Spring training in Florida is a relaxed, sprawling affair; though many teams train in the Tampa and Orlando areas, spring training takes place throughout the state, all the way from Fort Lauderdale and Fort Myers to the south and Orlando to the north. You tend to focus on a team or two in a specific area and then schedule other activities around an afternoon exhibition game. It's a very laid-back environment. 
Compare that with Arizona, where 11 teams train in Phoenix and three in Tucson; the concentration of 14 teams into just 11 facilities makes for baseball nirvana, as you can hit a large number of games with relatively little fuss. A spring-training game in Florida's Lakeland or Dunedin tends to be a subdued affair rich with tradition, but a spring-training game in Peoria or Surprise tends to be a rowdier affair, with kids romping through the outfield berm and college co-eds teasing young men. Florida is your father's spring training and Arizona is party central not that there s anything wrong with either, and you can certainly find rowdy parties at Florida ballparks and subdued atmospheres in Arizona, particularly down in Tucson. 
This book is divided into two sections: a Florida guide and an Arizona guide. They're not structured exactly the same. As mentioned, Florida spring training sprawls across the entire state, and most fans tend to stick in one place (in other words, they won't be traversing the width of the state often), so there's plenty of information about each spring-training city. Most visitors to the Cactus League spend the vast majority of their time in the Phoenix/Scottsdale or Tucson areas, and our Arizona coverage focuses on those areas.

The Complete Guide to Spring Training, Second Edition

Teach Yourself: Unix

Computers & Technology

Eric F. Johnson

Software

Mis Pr

UNIX in Plain English, Second Edition takes the UNIX operating system -- which can be obtuse and complicated -- and breaks it down into easily understandable components that can be referenced in any number of ways: by command, by task, by DOS equivalent, and by type. No other instant UNIX command reference does this. UNIX is an incredibly powerful operating system, but its power can be diminished when you have to wade through volumes of technical documentation just to answer a simple question. UNIX in Plain English, Second Edition is your answer. It is a reference for instant access to the UNIX commands and concepts that you use every day. 
 UNIX in Plain English, Second Edition addresses the frustration of every UNIX user by listing common computer tasks in plain English with the corresponding UNIX command. Another section cross-references DOS commands with their UNIX equivalents for those making the transition to UNIX. In addition to standard user and system-administration commands, there is coverage of Internet commands (as UNIX was the platform upon which the Internet was built), text-editing commands, and more.

Unix in Plain English

Spring training is America's annual transformation from darkness to light, from cold to warm, when millions of baseball fans - both hardcore and casual - descend upon warmer climes to shed their winter blues. For those of us living north of the Mason-Dixon line, baseball's spring training is not a luxury but a necessity, our reward for living in climates filled with overcast skies, snow, ice, and rain.This book covers the best of spring training in Arizona, with extensive guides to all the major-league camps, completed with schedules, concessions highlights, seat recommendations and more.

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