Larry Green, West Palm Beach, FL, FL -- Feb 24, 2008 14:45 PM
1 visit(s). My rating: 9
The best baseball experience of my life. I attended a game against the Padres in late September 1988, on an absolutely beautiful Sunday afternoon. I was 26, and in LA for the first time for a business meeting. Dodger Stadium was 26 also, but I remember it looking it like it had just opened. I grew up a huge Cincinnati Reds fan in the mid-to-late 70's, and as a kid had the great fortune of following one of the very best rivalries in all of sports history. I loved watching the Saturday afternoon games on NBC, with Tony Kubek and Joe Garigiola, and whenever the games were played in LA I was just awed by the site of Dodger Stadium. I was also always impressed with the class and stature of the Dodger organization. Since going to Dodger Stadium, I have been to a dozen or more others, but this is and will always be my "Field of Dreams!"

Joseph Johnston, covington, LA -- Aug 20, 2008 21:46 PM
1 visit(s). My rating: 7
The very first MLB game I ever saw was at Dodger Stadium, so I didn’t really have anything to compare it to. It was in 1962, so it’s rather hard to remember. The Los Angeles Angels hosted the KC A’s, whose team colors were still navy and red. Where my dad parked the car, behind the stadium, was on the side of a hill, so we didn’t have to climb stairs to get to our seats, which were in the topmost deck behind home plate. The Angels called the place “Chavez Ravine Stadium,” despite the big blue letters on the exterior spelling out “Dodger Stadium.” Didn’t have anything to complain about. And the view was spectacular. I might have given it a higher rating if the game were not between a 2nd-year expansion team and the lowly KC A’s.