Play Ball Already

Kicking back and watching cheap ball with an affordable brewski in-hand, all while slowly soaking underneath a free sun . . . some of us live here for that. Yep, it’s time, once again, for some baseball. The month-long 2010 Arizona Cactus League season kicks off with a game between...

By Steve Jansen

February 25, 2010

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Kicking back and watching cheap ball with an affordable brewski in-hand, all while slowly soaking underneath a free sun . . . some of us live here for that. Yep, it’s time, once again, for some baseball. The month-long 2010 Arizona Cactus League season kicks off with a game between the Seattle Mariners and the San Francisco Giants. New faces to look for on the Seattle side include speed-demon Chone Figgins and 2008 American League Cy Young Award winner Cliff Lee. San Fran welcomes first baseman Aubrey Huff, the former Baltimore Oriole and Detroit Tiger who should add some pep and power to the Giants’ lineup.

Wed., March 3, 1:05 p.m., 2010

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