Spectrum Field

Philadelphia Phillies, Grapefruit League
Clearwater Threshers, Florida State League

8/10

 

 

The crowds make their way in for another Phillies/Pitrates showdown

Another glorious Florida afternoon.

The seats filled a lot more than this before the first pitch with almost 8k on hand.

I caught a day game here near the very end of spring training in 2018, before an evening drive to South Carolina, on the way to the Balt-Wash area. As far as I remember, this was the absolute last Spring Training game here for 2018. The all Penn. rivalry made it all the more interesting. 

This is one where the review is getting typed a few years after going, so memories are fuzzy. The park itself is a pretty nice facility, that appears to have inspired some of the parks that came after it, plus some renovations. Food I don't remember much about either way. Atmosphere was pretty decent, especially for the spring. A tight game that ended after 9, tied at 5, helped this out for sure. I'll be back here a few more times I think.



Linescore
2018-03-27
                       123    456    789  R H E
Pittsburgh       400   000    001  5 12 1
Philadelphia    000   040   010   5  9 1
Temp: 79F  Time: 2:55   Att: 7,958