Venom Strikes » Cactus League http://venomstrikes.com An Arizona Diamondbacks Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Wed, 22 May 2013 19:46:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Salt River Fields Both Fan Friendly and Challenging for Some http://venomstrikes.com/2011/03/08/salt-river-fields-both-fan-friendly-and-challenging-for-some/ http://venomstrikes.com/2011/03/08/salt-river-fields-both-fan-friendly-and-challenging-for-some/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 23:03:18 +0000 Scott Allen http://venomstrikes.com/?p=1230 So I took in my first Arizona Diamondbacks game at Salt River Fields this past Friday, the spring home of the Dbacks and Colorado Rockies.  As with most other places, it does have its pros and cons. Forget the fact that I saw part of a Dbacks loss to the San Diego Padres (I only [...]

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So I took in my first Arizona Diamondbacks game at Salt River Fields this past Friday, the spring home of the Dbacks and Colorado Rockies.  As with most other places, it does have its pros and cons.

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]]> So is this the theme of the spring? Lose but lose close? Well, close or not close, a loss is still a loss. Only winning changes an attitude 100%. if not for a 9th inning comeback yesterday, the Arizona Diamondbacks would be 0-4 in Cactus League play. Instead they are 1-3 after losing 6-5 to the Colorado Rockies at Salt River Fields today.

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I can’t wait for Salt River Fields to open.   Not only of course am I excited for another Arizona Diamondbacks season and have a chance to go to a game at the newest stadium spring training has to offer.  I am also excited they have a lawn that seats 4,000 fans.  Salt River Fields will have just 7,000 regular seats.

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