City Manager Chris Brady, in the image to the left, had "Big League" dreams hoodwinking Mesa taxpayers to finance a ballpark for a Chicago billionaire-owner of the Cubs franchise. It's used for spring training for a few weeks each year just before hundreds of thousands of "snowbirds" migrate back to their nests after giving a big boost to the local economy for six months. He claims that the "Christmas in March" spike in sales tax revenues somehow offsets the bond debt obligations and annual maintenance/operating costs but has anyone ever seen a scorecard on that data?
Nonetheless it's time to Play Ball! here in the Pre-Season Springtime Arizona Cactus League where scores have been created for all the stadiums, putting aside for now however they got financed.
To create a score for each spring training stadium, ReviewTrackers examined how fans felt about four aspects of their visits: the facility; family friendliness; food; and the fan experience.
The Cactus League home of the Cubs, Sloan Park, finished sixth. While its family-friendliness was below average (perhaps due to its crowded nature, because it leads all of spring training in attendance), fans made positive comments about the barbecue, crepes and sushi from the rotating food trucks found along the outfield concourse.
Ranking Arizona spring training parks: Surprise at the top_________________________________________________________________________
About the reporter: Mock operates BaseballParks.com, an affiliate of USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties. He has visited all 203 parks currently used for Major League, spring training and affiliated Minor League Baseball. Follow him on Twitter @baseballparks
Source: https://www.usatoday.com
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