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| 2008 Spring Training Schedule
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| Chuck Murr IndiansInk.net | Nov 27, 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Indians have announced the 2008 Grapefruit League schedule for the club’s 15th and final spring training in Florida. It features 15 home dates beginning with the home opener against the Houston Astros at Chain of Lakes Park in Winter Haven, Fla., on Thursday, Feb. 28 at 1:05 p.m. In 2009, the Indians will begin spring training in a new complex currently under construction in Goodyear, Ariz. The Indians are scheduled to play a total of 32 (15 home and 17 road) spring exhibition games in 2008. The home schedule features games against the AL Central rival Detroit Tigers on March 2 and 11, the 2007 NL East champion Philadelphia Phillies on March 8, and perennial AL rival New York Yankees on March 25. A total of nine different opponents will visit Chain of Lakes Park. The Indians will break from their spring training camp in Florida following a March 27 game against Tampa Bay in Winter Haven. They are then scheduled to play a two-game series in Atlanta against the Braves before traveling to Cleveland for the season opener at Jacobs Field on Monday, March 31 at 3 p.m. against the division rival Chicago White Sox. INDIANS' 2008 SPRING EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
All games start at 1:05 p.m. except the March 14 home game against the Washington Nationals and the March 19 game at the New York Mets. Those games are marked with two asterisks (**) and are scheduled to start at 7:05 p.m. Those games listed in ALL CAPS means they are Indians home games; those marked (ss) indicates a split-squad game. Camp officially opens in mid-February: Feb. 14: Pitchers/catchers report Feb. 15: Pitchers/catchers take physicals Feb. 16: Pitchers/catchers hold first workout Feb. 19: Entire squad reports Feb. 20: Entire squad takes physicals Feb. 21: First entire squad workout All workouts before Feb. 28 are open to the public and free. Season and group ticket orders are currently being accepted while single-game tickets go on sale Dec. 15 at 10 a.m. There will be a premium price for the New York Yankees game on March 25. Tickets will be available at indians.com, Ticketmaster charge-by-phone at (216) 241-5555, toll-free at 1-866-48-TRIBE, in person at all Cleveland Indians Team Shops and convenient Ticketmaster Ticket Center locations including all Macy’s and select Giant Eagle stores. There are five Winter Haven area Ticketmaster Ticket Center locations: Spec’s Music in Winter Haven and Lakeland; FYE in Lake Wales and Lakeland; Lakeland Center in Lakeland. Spring training tickets can also be purchased in person at the Chain of Lakes Park Box Office in Winter Haven. Here are the box office hours: Monday thru Friday and all game days: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays (beginning Jan. 5): 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays (beginning Feb. 24): 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 2007 SPRING TRAINING TICKET PRICES Single Game Tickets Advance Gameday Season Ticket VIP Box Seats $23.00 $25.00 $20.00 Lower Box Seats $16.00 $18.00 $12.00 Upper Box Seats $14.00 $16.00 $10.00 Bleacher Reserved $11.00 $11.00 $ 8.00 Outfield Reserved $ 8.00 $ 8.00 $ 6.00 Berm & Disabled Seating $ 7.00 $ 7.00 $ 4.00For info on tickets, schedules or workout times, log on to indians.com or call the Winter Haven Box Office at (863) 293-3900 or Ticketmaster at 1-866-48-TRIBE. For those interested in checking out the Indians' minor-leaguers, farm teams begin "exhibition" play in mid-March, always against farm teams from the Atlanta, Detroit and Houston organizations. Players slated to play at Buffalo will play against Triple-A farm clubs; those likely going to Akron will be in Double-A games, while players from Kinston, Lake County, Mahoning Valley and the Gulf Coast League Indians will be used in games involving Class A opponents. Game times are generally 1 p.m. each day, but are subject to change. It is best to check the daily schedule posted outside the minor-league complex each morning. In Winter Haven, the Triple-A field is the one closest to the main ballpark, the Double-A field is farther to the west and the Class A fields down a slight hill. FRIDAY MARCH 14 vs. Houston Astros farm teams Triple-A and Double-A games at Winter Haven Class A games at Kissimmee SATURDAY MARCH 15 vs. Detroit Tigers farm teams Triple-A and Double-A games at Winter Haven Class A games at Lakeland SUNDAY MARCH 16 Camp day, workouts at Winter Haven MONDAY MARCH 17 vs. Atlanta Braves farm teams Triple-A and Double-A games at Winter Haven Class A games at Disney World TUESDAY MARCH 18 vs. Houston Astros farm teams Triple-A and Double-A games at Kissimmee Class A games at Winter Haven WEDNESDAY MARCH 19 Camp day, workouts at Winter Haven THURSDAY MARCH 20 vs. Detroit Tigers farm teams Triple-A and Double-A games at Lakeland Class A games at Winter Haven FRIDAY MARCH 21 vs. Houston Astros farm teams Triple-A and Double-A games at Winter Haven Class A games at Kissimmee SATURDAY MARCH 22 vs. Detroit Tigers farm teams Triple-A and Double-A games at Winter Haven Class A games at Lakeland SUNDAY MARCH 23 Camp day, workouts at Winter Haven MONDAY MARCH 24 vs. Detroit Tigers farm teams Triple-A and Double-A games at Lakeland Class A games at Winter Haven TUESDAY MARCH 25 vs. Atlanta Braves farm teams Triple-A and Double-A games at Disney World Class A games at Winter Haven WEDNESDAY MARCH 26 Camp day, workouts at Winter Haven THURSDAY MARCH 27 vs. Atlanta Braves farm teams Triple-A and Double-A games at Disney World Class A games at Winter Haven FRIDAY MARCH 28 vs. Detroit Tigers farm teams Triple-A and Double-A games at Winter Haven Class A games at Lakeland SATURDAY MARCH 29 vs. Detroit Tigers farm teams Triple-A and Double-A games at Lakeland Class A games at Winter Haven Copyright © Scout.com and IndiansInk.net | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||