In the LA area this weekend and decided to go see the Dodgers tonight.
I have only been to one game since I saw them lose during the 2009 NLCS versus the Phillies.
That game was last year's opening day, where the Brian Stow beating happened.
I didn't see anything of note (I only found out about it later), but Hollywood Dave was also there, and he said that he had a terrible time getting out of the parking lot. I got out easily because I was close to the exit.
Today was supposed to be a Kershaw-Strasburg matchup, but the Washington rainouts messed that up. Instead it will be Kershaw-Detwiler. At least that gives the Dodgers a better chance to win.
Dodgers threw away a win on Wednesday by leaving in Guerra in the 9th inning after he got hit in the jaw by a baseball. WTF was Mattingly thinking?
Unfortunately the Dodgers are 2-4 against decent teams (Milwaukee, Atlanta) and are 11-2 against terrible teams (San Diego, Pittsburgh, Houston). So I'm not sure what to make of this season, other than the fact that Matt Kemp is awesome.
Got very good seats on the field level, and Jewishly waited until the last minute so I only had to pay $76/each. Was hard to get good seats because I needed 3, which is uncommon. I do have to go to some stupid downtown office to pick them up, which will be a pain in the ass.
Anyway, I hope they can win. There will be a fireworks show at the end of the game, as there is every Friday at Dodger stadium.
They had some lame promo for this game where all reserve-level seats were $9 for tonight, so I can only imagine all of the fighting and other bullshit that will go on up there. Fortunately I'll be far, far away from that.