I was fortunate enough to be able to spend five days in Port St. Lucie to watch New York Mets Spring Training games. I was in attendance on March 13 against the Houston Astros and on March 15 against the Washington Nationals.
The atmosphere of the stadium during the games was quite unique. It seemed that the vast majority of people in attendance were retirees who moved to Port St. Lucie from New York and all knew each other.
They are also some of the friendliest people you will ever meet: my brother and I made some friends for life at those two games.