PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The start of spring training means plenty of people from the Tri-State Area are taking a getaway to Florida.
Typically, New York fans head to spring training to escape cold weather. But it's more of a reminder that baseball season is around the corner.
For Mets fans, it can't come soon enough.
"It brings you back to a childhood playing baseball. You see these guys doing the basics, and I talk to the players, the coaches. I said to them that's the drills we do back in Brooklyn.