Frankie Valli Concert and Spring Training

We combined a couple of favorite things (a concert and baseball) on our most recent trip.  We started off in Palm Springs and enjoyed a concert featuring Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.  It was nice to sit in a concert crowd with people in our own generation.  I expected there might be a "Geritol" break during the concert.

Then it was off to Phoenix for Spring Training with the Cactus League.  We stayed at a great hotel (Wild Horse Pass) in Chandler.  A bonus was that our nephew, Parker, was playing as a member of the Milwaukee Brewers organization.  On day one, we saw him catch against a Dodger minor league team.  He even hit a home run!  On the second day when he was not scheduled to play, we watched the major league Dodgers play the Brewers on the big field at their Glendale, Arizona stadium.  I was surprised as Tommy Lasorda, in uniform, emerged from the dugout and walked right by us as we sat near the field along the third base line.  On day three, Parker once again was the starting catcher for his minor league team as they took on the Cincinnati Reds' team.  It remains to be seen where Parker will be assigned following Spring Training.  Odds are that he'll play in Wisconsin or Florida.