Colorado Rockies 2016 spring training: Tickets now on sale for games at Salt River Fields

After years (OK, fine, just a couple months) of waiting for the sun to rise, the birds to chirp, the snow to melt, and life to once again begin optimistically, baseball season — spring training, at least — is (nearly) finally upon us. Tickets to the Colorado Rockies' spring training games at Salt River Fields are now available for you to purchase.

This spring, the Rockies will host 16 games in Scottsdale against the rest of the Cactus League, opening at home on March 2 against the Arizona Diamondbacks and closing the spring slate on April 2 against the Seattle Mariners.

Here's the full home schedule:

Of course, one of the best things about spring training — especially in the Cactus League — is that it's nothing to drive around Phoenix and see games when the Rockies go on the road to other organization's complexes, too. Here's the Rockies' full spring training schedule, road games included. (Remember, "road games" against the Diamondbacks are really home games, since both teams share the same facility.)

If you've never been to spring training, or to Salt River Fields before, I highly recommend you get out there. If it makes a difference, I'll be there the weekend of March 11-13, and most likely make several other mid-week appearances. (You know, just in case you wanted to know which games to avoid.)

Now, we're just 53 days away from the first spring game!