Spring Training is officially here, and with that, it means that the new 2019 baseball season is just upon us. I was lucky enough to live in Lakeland, Florida for close to 20 years, ever since we moved there in 1990 when I was 7. The Detroit Tigers trained there in Lakeland, and I went to probably 50 Spring Training games there during that time. We were also 30 minutes away from Winter Haven, where the Cleveland Indians used to be, and 30 minutes from Baseball City, where the Kansas City Royals used to train.
I figured I would post some customs I have made with photos that I (or my dad) have taken at Spring Training games.
These next 4 come from 1996. I went to 4 games that preseason, 2 against the Kansas City Royals, and 2 against the New York Mets. During one of the Mets games, I took my dad's camera, and took a few pictures, mainly of the Mets bullpen and some of the guys. I got some good shots of Mets starter Reid Cornelius warming up for the game, along with catcher Alberto Castillo. I was able to make a coach card out of the bullpen group photo. If only we had iphones back then so we could have better quality photos I could've done a lot more. I don't generally take photos at games too often, but I'm glad I took these Spring Training ones and that I could make some customs out of them.
I finished the 1984 Topps set the other day, and am now at work on the '93 Topps set. The biggest hangup in that set is (again) having to cut around photos, but thankfully, that is only for the coach and all-star cards. I am working through the NL coaches, currently on the last Philadelphia Phillies one. Maybe in 2-3 weeks, all of the coaches will be done, and it will be on to making player cards. Those should be a breeze.
Thanks for checking out my latest post.
-Jeremy
I've never attended a Spring Training game. My sister and her family live in Scottsdale, so they're always telling me to come down. But my breaks never line up with ST. My winter break is typically the week when player's report and by the time spring break rolls around the regular season has started. Hopefully I'll be able to retire in 13 to 15 years... and when I do... the goal is to spend a week or two every year hanging out in Arizona to watch some baseball.
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