I forgot a key fact about Dodger stadium and was shocked to realize it when we walked in. Dodger stadium is filled with Dodger fans! They are an intimidating group of fans. They have pride in their team, are very vocal about that support and walk through every stadium they enter like they are the only people there. As a Giants fan I have been pushed aside by many a Dodger fan. So walking into a stadium filled with them was like a small kid walking into a haunted house, it took a lot not to let fear take over and turn around and head straight for the car.
The Dodgers moved from Brooklyn in 1958 and started out playing at the LA Coliseum. Built in 1962 Dodger Stadium is the third oldest ballpark in all of Major League Baseball. Because of that it is a park where a lot of baseball history has happened and some of the great names have played or managed. Sandy Koufax, Kirk Gibson, Tony Lasorda and many others.
My favorite part of the history at Dodger Stadium though is Vin Scully. An iconic announcer that has called Dodger games since the 1950's and still calls the games by himself. He doesn't need a color commentator he has enough stories at hand to call the plays and tell you things about players that even their mother probably didn't know. If you get a chance to watch a Dodgers game he is calling I highly recommend it. He does the first three innings of the radio broadcast which you can listen to in the park and then he does the television broadcast.
Dodger Stadium was like no other ball park I have been too. Before the game started there were movie previews played on the big screens. Instead of being team colors the seats are all different colors. In the 1970's the seats were changed and were loud yellow, orange, blue and red. During a somewhat recent renovation they replaced the seats and brought back the original pale color palette.
I enjoyed being at Dodger Stadium because it was the park my husband grew up watching baseball. According to him Dodger dogs aren't what they used to be but the chocolate malts with the tiny wooden spoon didn't disappoint. I don't know where they get their peanuts but they were some of the best I have had at a ballpark.
We were there early to see part of the old timers game that was played with past Dodgers and Yankees prior to the current Dodgers and Braves taking the field.
Puig is one of the most talked about bats in baseball right now and we saw some of his at bats. Unfortunately, we were not in the building for a home run.
We had an early morning the next day so we headed out at the 5th inning. As we were walking out people were walking in. Prompting my husband to say "Only at Dodger stadium can you leave at the 5th inning while other people are just arriving." Unless it is a playoff game that stadium is probably never full through the entire game.
The Dodgers moved from Brooklyn in 1958 and started out playing at the LA Coliseum. Built in 1962 Dodger Stadium is the third oldest ballpark in all of Major League Baseball. Because of that it is a park where a lot of baseball history has happened and some of the great names have played or managed. Sandy Koufax, Kirk Gibson, Tony Lasorda and many others.
My favorite part of the history at Dodger Stadium though is Vin Scully. An iconic announcer that has called Dodger games since the 1950's and still calls the games by himself. He doesn't need a color commentator he has enough stories at hand to call the plays and tell you things about players that even their mother probably didn't know. If you get a chance to watch a Dodgers game he is calling I highly recommend it. He does the first three innings of the radio broadcast which you can listen to in the park and then he does the television broadcast.
Dodger Stadium was like no other ball park I have been too. Before the game started there were movie previews played on the big screens. Instead of being team colors the seats are all different colors. In the 1970's the seats were changed and were loud yellow, orange, blue and red. During a somewhat recent renovation they replaced the seats and brought back the original pale color palette.
I enjoyed being at Dodger Stadium because it was the park my husband grew up watching baseball. According to him Dodger dogs aren't what they used to be but the chocolate malts with the tiny wooden spoon didn't disappoint. I don't know where they get their peanuts but they were some of the best I have had at a ballpark.
We were there early to see part of the old timers game that was played with past Dodgers and Yankees prior to the current Dodgers and Braves taking the field.
Puig is one of the most talked about bats in baseball right now and we saw some of his at bats. Unfortunately, we were not in the building for a home run.
We had an early morning the next day so we headed out at the 5th inning. As we were walking out people were walking in. Prompting my husband to say "Only at Dodger stadium can you leave at the 5th inning while other people are just arriving." Unless it is a playoff game that stadium is probably never full through the entire game.
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