Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), February 27, 1988, p. 15

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HILLS OOK Saturday February IMS Page Travel Outlook Visit the Jays at their Florida spring home If have crown tired of winler Ihis might brighten your day Major league baseball teams spring training next week Lcl others travel south for the beadies or for the magic of Walt Disney For baseball fan Florida has the biggest lion of aspiring players most ballparks the best opportunities to gel close the batting cages in short the most satisfying first hand 100k at the game an outsider is ever likely to gel Player In the Grapefruit League doesnt start until March but preliminary training is getting under way now with pitchers and catchers slowly loosening up in an of arrival soon of In fielders outfielders and designated hitters Dont underestimate Impact that baseball has on tourism to Florida and to a lesser extent Arizona and southern California Many northerners choose their par holiday destination in order to be near their team Southern Ontario fans go to the area of Lhe Gulf west em side of the state to watch the Toronto Blue Jays while the Montreal Expos lure their supporters to West Palm Bench on the Atlantic side and New Yorkers if they lean to the American League crowd Into Fort Lauderdale to cheer on the Yankees ON THE MOVE This spring the baseball map of Florida Is changing as never before The Yankees ore for the time being extending 15year slay in lhe aging facilities of Fort Lauderdale stadium despite efforts of developers in central Florida to lure them away But the New York Mcls who had been sharing St Petersburgs Al Lang Field with Cardinals ever since the New York franchise was created In have moved across the to train at Port St Lucie on Atlantic not far from the Los Dodgers camp at Vera Reach One factor In nunc may have been the opening in December of the last remaining section of In lerslatc Highway from near St Lucie to ncor Palm Although ready had been kepi closed until the nearby Florida s Turnpike collected enough lolls retire its debt Thai will make it easier for the Mcls and the Dodgers to Iraiol to Grapefruit League games against Montreal Expos and Atlanta Braves who share a huge training complex in West Palm Beach MORE CHANGES Two other teams hit the road The Cincinnati Reds after some years Tampa on west coast moved km Inland new facilities at Plant City with seating capacity of First exhibition game there will be March when the teds meet Blue Jays And lhe 1965 champion Kansas Royals have been lured away from Fort Myers scat of Lee County in the warm and sunny southwest of Florida The Royals will be training in an amusement park near Orlando with the somewhat confusing name of Boardwalk and Baseball Its a dual purpose but single- admission theme park wlih such sporting entertainment as a rollercoaster and an max theatre for baseball dins Include vigorously promotes the Baseball Hall of Fame In and a stadium tram complex for lhe Royals After the Royals have placd their home games during the 19B8 training season their farm team in the Florida Stale League will poy TO games at Boardwalk and Baseball this summer The Montreal Expos founded in held spring training in West Beach Municipal their first three years then shifted their headquarters some km north to Reach But after there he earn moved back to West Palm Beach The 200 miles distance made a lot of difference in lhe weather and we had a hard lime getting teams to come and play us Kevin McHale Expos of spring train said In a recent interview Most Expos games in West Palm Beach attract crowds of more than to the stadium But when ihe Yankees and Mets come to town as each will do twice next month they play before sellout crowds because says MeHale of lhe large concentration of New Yorkers living in Palm Beach iy The biggest single attraction in the history of the Expos spring training was Pete Rose a future Hall of who was a member of the Montreal team in 1964 Autograph hounds and souvenir seekers were so intense that it got a little McHale recalls People sometimes Fair majesty new Sitmnr Cruises announced recent ly that the company has named Its new The 1400passonger ship scheduled be delivered In January Is now under con struct ion In St Nam Ire by the Chan tiers IAtl antique shipyard will be lhe first of three grand cruise vessels that Sit- mar will Introduce during the next four years We are very pleased to an ounce the name FairMaJesty because we believe it conveys same exciting imagery about the ship itself explained Ted Blarney It- mars president At Ions 13 decks nigh and three football fields In length it truly will be a majestic vessel But not only Is lis name ap propriate Its overall size but also lo the elegance and of Mr Blarney further explained lhal the name appropriately laun ches an exciting new period of growth as lite line doubles site of Us fleet and of fers cruise itineraries all parts of the globe Sltmar executives selected Fair- Mo jesly following a contest line held among its employees From the hundreds of entries we received from all over lhe world seemed lo communicate most appropriately the feeling of excitement grandeur elegance and quality that this ship and the on board ex perience will represent said Mr Blarney We think its an exciting name representing a very exciting period Mr Blarney pointed out that even though is a larger ship than lhe or lhe moment passengers step aboard theyll know Its a Sit mar ship will offer exactly the same standards of ser vice cuisine luxury and comfort Fair Wind and dole in early February 1969 have become renowned for the rare combination of warmth and professionalism we call Sitmar The shins design Incorporates many traditional classical aspects of a cruise vessel with state-of-the- art features often associated with luxury hotels and resorts Unique features will include a for ward observation lounge lhe lop of ship Ihreeslorey atrium lobby and shopping and he Industrys first in pool bar will be based in the Caribbean beginning today sail from Fart Lauder DEBORAHS fine 7 N0RVAL At Crawfords Pine Valley Farms OPEN 6pm DAYS A WEEK COME ON DOWN TO MILTON FEBRUARY CLEARANCE SALE ON ALL OUR CARS IN STOCK See Our Excellent Selection of 1 988s and there are still some 987s THE 1988 NISSAN PULSAR NX- The Worldi Most Dramatic New Sports Car Concept Alto Modular Car 8784137 NORTH END NISSAN fitt HUM The New Home Of MARTIN ST MILTON 8784137 9 forget lhal players are in a training TOUCH Baseball is unique among big lime sports in opening up its training camps lo the public and in having a large interested public hand with plenty of free lime and wllh money And its unique in allowing fans to gel close enough In training action that they can chat with their favorite players some of are more ap proachable than others Admission fees paid by the fans arc a factor in helping cams to defray the costs of spring training players don 1 draw salaries but are given generous expense The scheduling of spring training names has been centralized this car previously each team negotiated with others I Schedules can be obtained from offices of the Florida Division or Tourism 126 Van it Tallahassee 32301 and from Major League Baseball Park Ave New York 10023 Incidentally the two Canadian teams don play against each In I9B8 Grapefruit League PERMANENTLY REMOVE UNWANTED HAIR Sate Compllmonlary Consultation No Obligation ElKtnrfoalal reHMANENTLV REMOVE HAD FROM FACE LEES PLEASE CALL St Georgetown Buy A Lb tCH2y Buy A Box LAFAVE MARGARINE kg 88 lbs TUB SALISBURY PATTIES 32 5 Portions 10 lbs 17 WONG WING SHRIMP EGG ROLLS 20 2 oz Portions ALASKAN POLLOCK BONELESS INTERNATIONAL MEATS Fresh Lean Bacon 5 lbs I IB 995 DANMAID MINI COOKED SHRIMP 3 LBS 13 99 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 8530101 i MILL ST ACTON ONTARIO

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