SPRING HOME: Chain O’Lakes Park, Winter Haven.
TICKETS: $21 VIP box seats, $13 lower box, $11 upper box, $9 bleacher reserved, $7 outfield bleacher, $5 berm.
TO ORDER TICKETS: 866-488-7423.
DIRECTIONS: Take I-4 west to U.S. Highway 27 (Exit 55). Turn left and go 22 miles. Make right onto State Road 540. Go eight miles, and stadium is on left.
SPRING STORY LINES: How can the Indians replace 1B Jim Thome? After LHP C.C. Sabathia, who can be counted on in Cleveland’s rotation? THROWBACK PLAYER: DH Ellis Burks. The man has chronically bad knees, but they’ll have to tear the uniform off him.
WHO’S NEW? Manager Eric Wedge, LHP Brian Anderson, RHP Jason Bere, 1B/OF Travis Hafner, RHP Aaron Myette, OF Shane Spencer.
WHO’S OUT? 3B Travis Fryman, RHP Charles Nagy, 1B Jim Thome.
WHAT’S OLD? Not much anymore. The faces who led the Indians to American League Central titles from 1995-99 and in 2001 are mostly gone.
BEARS WATCHING: Wedge. He is the majors’ youngest manager (35) but has been likened to Anaheim’s Mike Scioscia.
