A number of years ago I took my son Jacob to watch the Mariners do their pre-preseason workouts and was impressed at how close we could get to these pro athletes and that it was free. On Tuesday I took the morning off of work and repeated the father-son experience with my son Caleb (told him he's doing great in school and could afford a day off.) This is part of my commitment to do a one-on-one "dad day" about every 1-2 months with each of my 4 boys. My wife also "dates" the boys for her special time with each of them.
Of course now that the Diamondbacks do their spring training in the valley we went to the new Salt River Fields and watched our favorite team workout, up close and personal. There was plenty of time to hang out and talk to each other during the morning and we even found a place to play some catch while we waited for the players to emerge from the clubhouse. Caleb got a couple balls a few autographs and the icing on the cake was seeing himself on our local ABC newscast.
It was a good day that he and I will always remember. So, dads, if your son is doing well in school and is a big baseball fan, here is a great idea for some quality time together next season...put it on your calendar now!
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