Well its a wrap! The Phillies played their last spring training game today and tied the Tampa Bay Rays 7-7. Again the Phililes starting pitcher wasn't too sharp, giving up 5 runs in the first four innings. However, they fought back and tied the game at 7-7 and had a chance to win it in the 9th inning, but came up short. Anyway, a long spring training is over and the team is off to Cincinatti to start the season on Monday. And, perhaps for the only time this year, they are presently tied for first place.
After returning to the RV, I cooked steaks on the grill for dinner after relaxing for awhile with a glass of wine outside in the excellent Florida spring weather.
It has been another enjoyable experience down here and we look forward to coming back next year, if we can. As previously mentioned, our plan was to leave here tomorrow and head home with a few stops along the way. Now, with the delay in getting our towed vehicle repaired we will not be leaving here until next Thursday, 4/6. We will still be home as planned on 4/20 (weather permitting). We have cut out one of our 2-day stop in Destin, FL and the 4-day stop in New Orleans. It will now be pretty much a straight shot home, although we still have 2-day stops planned in Mobile, AL, Lafayette, LA and Austin, TX.
Tomorrow, we will check out a local community parade and festival in Oldsmar and perhaps visit the large local indoor flea market just down the road. The rest of our time here is flexible, although none of our activities will involve baseball. We attended 19 spring training games and that should last us for awhile. We may spend another day at the beach.
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