Play Ball! Cactus League Exhibit Captures Flavor Of Spring Training
by Al Yellon on Mar 4, 2010 8:00 AM CST
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Photo courtesy Mesa Historical Museum
This afternoon, the Cubs will play ball for real for the first time in 2010 in the Cactus League opener against the Athletics at Mesa. Game threads will be up later today for the 2 pm CST start, starting with the game preview at noon CST.
If you're heading there, or going to any spring training games in Mesa, I highly recommend to you a stop at an exhibit called "Play Ball: The Cactus League Experience", which is headquartered in the Arizona Museum for Youth in downtown Mesa. I saw this exhibit last December when it was in the Mesa Historical Museum (which has since temporarily closed while looking for new space), and it captures the flavor of spring baseball in Arizona with photos, memorabilia and interactive games. The movie camera you see in the photo above, for example, was used for many years in the 1960's and 1970's to take film of Cubs spring training games. The film then had to be flown to Chicago, with no uplinks available at the time, in order to be shown to Cubs fans on WGN's newscasts.
Lisa Anderson, Executive Director of the Mesa Historical Museum, told me that they eventually hope to partner with the Cubs in whatever new spring training complex they do wind up building to make it a permanent exhibit of the more than 60 years of spring baseball in the Valley of the Sun. Until then, you can see it this spring at the Arizona Museum For Youth at 35 N. Robson in Mesa, which also has other exhibits aimed at kids. Hours are 10-4 Tuesday through Saturday, and noon-4 on Sunday.
More details on the exhibit (well worth your time) in this examiner.com article and more photos after the jump.
Photos courtesy Mesa Historical Museum
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Thank God.
Now I don’t have to listen to the Brave, Mets, Yanks or Pirates to get my fix.
"Look, what do you want me to do?"
It's about time.
N/T
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
My understanding is
that this Cactus League history display has already grown significantly since it opened last year, due to the donation of a lot of items by Arizona residents as the museum has gotten publicity in the local media. This article I read included a photo of a grapefruit that was signed by Sammy Sosa, when the owner didn’t have a baseball handy for SS to sign.
In fact, that is why they need a new home, as they now have more memorabilia than space to display it.
Boise Hawks FaceBook post
says Colvin will start in left today. Yay, baseball.
Just a few more hrs
till we get to hear “Chicago Cubs baseball is on the air” Great to have Pat and Ron back, and also I hope there is audio for the game today for the At Bat 2010 app cuz otherwise I will have to bring out one of those old things called radios and not streaming online and have to turn the dialer sooo slow to land right on wgn radio on am radio
"Women...you can't live without them, and they can't pee standing up." Rube Baker
This game is on
the radio today??
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." ~Alvin Dark
by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Mar 4, 2010 10:56 AM CST reply actions
Hey thanks dude.
’Preciate it!
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." ~Alvin Dark
by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Mar 4, 2010 11:00 AM CST up reply actions
And in other news
that Bradley guy talked to NY Times recently and blamed Chicago for his problems in 09 and it wasnt his fault and we wanted him to be a player that hes not. Thanks for that article that great Paul Sullivan. And one more thing, THIS IS THE YEAR!
"Women...you can't live without them, and they can't pee standing up." Rube Baker
Bradley is a joke. I don't even want to talk about him anymore.
It’s in the past now. He is ridiculous. And yes, keep the faith—-THIS IS THE YEAR!!!
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"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
Right.
The only time we need to discuss Milton Bradley on this site, is when the Cubs play the Mariners.
I wonder if he will play 3/28 in the only ST game between the two teams. My guess: no.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al Yellon on Mar 4, 2010 11:39 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
He wont play
he will blame it on Chicago somehow, or he might think he will get a shot in the ribs from Big Z or somebody or even worse havin the bulldog Lilly on his a**
"Women...you can't live without them, and they can't pee standing up." Rube Baker
More likely....
… he’ll be told to stay home to avoid the likely firestorm with Chicago reporters.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Exactly.
The Milton Bradley talks should end now. It’s 2010 now!!!!!!!!! I’m excited about the first Spring Training game today.
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"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
This should be for Al Yellon post, he he
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
First Bradley now Fox
Fox quote “I’m excited to play against them & show them what they’ll be missing.” Those west coast guys the sun must be getting to them
"Women...you can't live without them, and they can't pee standing up." Rube Baker
What, A DH without a position?
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
Fox is starting at 3B today and hitting cleanup.
There are only two possible explanations for this.
- He’s better than we all thought, or
- The A’s really suck.
I’m betting on the latter.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I hope Jake does well this year.
Not against the Tigers of course, but otherwise…
"Look, what do you want me to do?"
Doesn't really matter to me how Fox does this year...
As long as he is silenced on June 15-17 at Wrigley, that’s all I care about.
Al,
I didn’t mean to say he is a bad player, just not a position player. I dread to think the higher ups running the MLB think we need to see more DH’s in the league.
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
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