On March 7th we drove up to Sarasota to Ed Smith Stadium to see the Twins play the Baltimore Orioles. This is a very nice older stadium that has undergone some renovations in the past few years. They have a good scoreboard with a Jumbotron display, but they have not completed the 360 degree walkway yet. It makes such a huge difference to the ambiance of a stadium to complete this update. Nonetheless, it was a beautiful day, AND the Twins won the game 3-0.
We thought we had gotten parked in a good area for an escape, but that was not to be. Traffic in Sarasota around the stadium was monumentally bad, and it took us over 2 hours to drive back to Ft Myers - should have been about 1 hour 20 minutes. We stopped at Pinchers in Ft Myers on the waterfront for dinner. Very atmospheric, but the food was only OK.
Ed Smith Stadium
Yesterday, March 9th, we went to Hammond Stadium to see the Twins play the Phillies. We met two of our friends from Minneapolis, Helen and Bill, for this game. Another perfect Florida day and we had ideal seats for the game. We walked around the whole stadium, having our lunch in the great outfield seating area. But the Twins lost 4-2.
