CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Sloan Park - Mesa, AZ
March 2024

Guardians at Cubs by Paul Sager, on Flickr


The "bleachers" in Mesa are all grass.

Guardians at Cubs


The 2021 Cubs have a new manager with the same annual playoff expectations.

Guardians at Cubs


With a capacity of 15,000, Sloan Park is the largest spring training stadium in Major League Baseball (by capacity).

Guardians at Cubs


The dimensions of the playing surface closely match those of the Cubs' regular home stadium, Wrigley Field.

Guardians at Cubs


The 2023 Guardians finished 3rd in the AL Central, 11 games back of the Minnesota Twins.

Guardians at Cubs


I believe this is Cubs infielder Dansby Swanson.

Guardians at Cubs


The 2023 Cubs finished 2nd in the NL Central, 9 games back of the Milwaukee Brewers.

Guardians at Cubs


The W flags in Mesa were rather sparse as we sang Go Cubs Go in regular season form.

Guardians at Cubs


Cleveland's name references the Guardians of Traffic, eight monolithic 1932 Art Deco sculptures by Henry Hering on the city's Hope Memorial Bridge, which is adjacent to their home at Progressive Field.

Guardians at Cubs


This was my first visit to Sloan, that opened in 2014. The images were captured in RAW with a Canon Powershop G9XII and processed in Adobe Lightroom v6.

Guardians at Cubs

Triple G

My favorite team and its ball clubs. Go Smokies.

tshift Loc: Overland Park, KS.

These are awesome shots. I have always been a Cubbie fan. I live in Overland Park Kansas just across state line from KC, so the Royals are my team. Thanks BE SAFE!!

Tom

Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

Spring training is a wonderful time.

mvetrano2 Loc: Commack, NY

nice

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Nice shots, Paul!

(They are still the Cleveland Indians to me.)

Triple G

Me, too!

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Thank you Triple G, Tom, Mac, mvetrano2, John! The Cubs open the season at home in Chicago this coming April 1.

Triple G

I'll be watching on MLB.

Cwilson341 Loc: Central Florida

Excellent series of sharp and colorful photos. Looks like you also picked a beautiful day.

Valenta Loc: Top of NZ

Looks like good weather for your day out

Laramie Loc: Tempe

I used to get law seats with a friend when the Cubs were at Hohokam Park, for $10 ea plus $5 parking. Ticket pricing for spring training is almost as expensive as regular season.

DelRae Loc: Oregon

there's that many people just at spring training wow go Cubs

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Thanks Triple G, Carol, Valenta, Laramie, DelRae! Here in Chicago we're back into the 30s, with the White Sox opening at home tomorrow and the Cubs next Monday April 1.