Grady Sizemore ... ready for the Arizona sunshine.
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Indians Ink
Posted Oct 16, 2008
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The Indians will be returning to the Cactus League for spring exhibition play in 2009. They will play three straight home games against National League teams in their new training complex in Goodyear, Ariz., to begin the exhibition season Feb. 25-27. The Indians trained in Arizona for 46 years, from 1947 through 1992 in Tucson. They trained the past 16 springs in Winter Haven, Fla.
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The Indians are scheduled to play a total of 35 (17 home/18 road) spring exhibition games in 2009. One of the games will be against a team competing in the World Baseball Classic. That opponent will be determined at a later date.
The Tribe will break 2009 spring training in Arizona following the April 2 game against the Chicago Cubs in Mesa to play a two-game series in Houston at Minute Maid Park against the Astros before opening the 2009 regular season April 6 in Texas against the Rangers.
INDIANS' 2009 SPRING EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
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DATE |
OPPONENT |
SITE |
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Wed., Feb. 25 |
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS |
GOODYEAR |
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Thu., Feb. 26 |
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS |
GOODYEAR |
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Fri., Feb. 27 |
SAN DIEGO PADRES |
GOODYEAR |
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Sat., Feb. 28 |
at Oakland Athletics |
at Phoenix |
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Sun., March 1 |
COLORADO ROCKIES |
GOODYEAR |
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Mon., March 2 |
TEXAS RANGERS |
GOODYEAR |
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Tue., March 3 |
at Kansas City Royals |
at Surprise |
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Wed., March 4 |
CHICAGO CUBS |
GOODYEAR |
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Fri., March 6 |
MILWAUKEE BREWERS |
GOODYEAR |
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Sat., March 7 |
KANSAS CITY ROYALS |
GOODYEAR |
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Sun., March 8 |
at Oakland Athletics |
at Phoenix |
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Mon., March 9 |
at Chicago White Sox |
at Glendale |
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Tue., March 10 |
at Los Angeles Angels |
at Tempe |
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Wed., March 11 |
at Los Angeles Dodgers |
at Glendale |
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Fri., March 13 |
OAKLAND ATHLETICS |
GOODYEAR |
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Sat., March 14 |
at San Diego Padres |
at Peoria |
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Sun., March 15 |
MILWAUKEE BREWERS |
GOODYEAR |
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Mon., March 16 |
SEATTLE MARINERS |
GOODYEAR |
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Tue., March 17 |
at Texas Rangers |
at Surprise |
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Thu., March 19 |
at Milwaukee Brewers |
at Maryvale |
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Fri., March 20 |
OAKLAND ATHLETICS |
GOODYEAR |
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Sat., March 21 |
LOS ANGELES DODGERS |
GOODYEAR |
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Sun., March 22 |
at Colorado Rockies |
at Tucson |
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Tue., March 24 |
CHICAGO WHITE SOX |
GOODYEAR |
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Wed., March 25 |
at San Diego Padres |
at Peoria |
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Thu., March 26 |
LOS ANGELES ANGELS |
GOODYEAR |
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Fri., March 27 |
at San Francisco Giants |
at Scottsdale |
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Sat., March 28 |
at Arizona Diamondbacks |
at Tucson |
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Sun., March 29 |
at Chicago Cubs |
at Mesa |
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Mon., March 30 |
SAN DIEGO PADRES |
GOODYEAR |
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Tue., March 31 |
SEATTLE MARINERS |
GOODYEAR |
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Wed., April 1 |
at Seattle Mariners |
at Peoria |
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Thu., April 2 |
at Chicago Cubs |
at Mesa |
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Fri., April 3 |
at Houston Astros |
at Houston |
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Sat., April 4 |
at Houston Astros |
at Houston |
All games start at 1:05 p.m.
ALL CAPS indicates home game
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