It was hotter than the blazes at Dodger Stadium today. 90+ degrees. Nancy and I walked from our hotel to the game and broke into a good sweat. We bought tickets from StubHub and it worked out very well. The announced attendance was ~40,000 people. I'll bet only 15,000 showed up because of the heat. Virtually everyone moved out of the sun and into the shade ... which is primarily behind 3rd base for future reference. We met Mike Ross (a friend of mine from High School), his wife Janet, and one of his 3 sons (Jordan) at the game. It was great catching up while the game was going on.
The game was interesting. The Dodgers won 4-3. The Dodgers' first batter in the first inning singled; the second, doubled; as did the third batter. The 4th batter homered and that was all their scoring. The Indians scored all of their runs in the third inning. There were several good plays and an Indian runner thrown out at home. All-in-all, very enjoyable. Here's a link to the box score:
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2008_06_22_clemlb_lanmlb_1&mode=wrap
Dodger Stadium is nearly 50 years old. However, it was a very nice stadium. They have good viewing lines, easy access to the stadium, decent seats, and lots of food choices. It isn't quite as good as the newer stadiums, but if we were to grade on an age curve, it would rank very high. Here's the link to the pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/14772189@N03/sets/
Hot Dog Time: I had a Dodger Dog with sauerkraut (extra charge, served in a separate cup and cold). It was good, but I have to downgrade it because of the sauerkraut. I'll give it a "7". Nancy didn't have a hot dog. She said it was too hot to eat. She did, however, have 2 beers. One was a Gordon Biersch Hefeweisen which she liked ... what's not to like, it was hot out and the beer was cool, but not cold. Good, but not quite as good as the Pyramid Hefeweisen in Seattle and clearly not a Leinenkugel. The 7th inning Miller Lite tasted good since it also met the "I need a drink" criteria.
Tomorrow: VEGAS! Gambling in the heat.
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