{"id":772,"date":"2013-07-26T16:37:14","date_gmt":"2013-07-26T20:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ldbaseballtour\/?p=772"},"modified":"2013-07-27T03:43:01","modified_gmt":"2013-07-27T07:43:01","slug":"dodger-blues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ldbaseballtour\/2013\/07\/26\/dodger-blues\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodger Blues"},"content":{"rendered":"

Game 21: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cincinnati Reds – Thursday, July 25, 2o13<\/span><\/p>\n

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We went with Jamie yesterday morning to Hollywood and along the way, he pointed out to us many of LA\u2019s attractions (The Beverly Hilton Hotel, The CNN Building, The Roxy, Hollywood High School, Will Rogers Memorial Park, The Viper Room, The Laugh Factory, The Hollywood Palladium, FOX Studios, and The Capital Records Tower). Luckily, we found a convenient parking spot at one end of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. We walked up and down Hollywood Boulevard and took pictures of the stars along the way. As it turned out, a star was being added in honor of five-time Emmy Award winner Peter Falk (known for his role as TV detective Lt. Columbo), and we saw the cameras and stage set up for the induction ceremony. Later, we went back and took a picture of the newly installed star. We spent much of the morning visiting Ripley\u2019s Believe it Or Not Museum, Madame Tussaud\u2019s Wax Museum, and Grauman\u2019s (or TCL) Chinese Theater. We then had lunch at the Hard Rock Caf\u00e9 and took more pictures there. Fortunately for us, all of these places were within walking distance of one another along the Boulevard. After lunch, we walked around some more, taking pictures, and suddenly ran out of battery power in our main camera. So we headed to Starbucks to charge the camera and get some coffee and lemonade. Afterward, we drove up a side street to get an obligatory picture of the famous HOLLYWOOD Sign.<\/p>\n

We then made our way to Dodger Stadium and got there about 45 minutes before game time. As usual, we walked around the outside of the ballpark for a few minutes and took pictures before going in. The Dodgers were having a promotion honoring Vin Scully and we each got a bobblehead of the legendary broadcaster at the gate. We slowly made our way to our seats that were located in the second tier above the right field line close to the foul pole. It was a perfect evening for baseball and the view was fantastic! It was especially nice to be in a sold-out stadium with over 53,000 fans on full throttle.<\/p>\n

The Dodgers franchise, with a payroll in excess of $220 million, is the most expensive team in major league baseball and they got off to a slow start this year. Lately, however, they have been one of the hottest teams around. They came into the game having won 23 of their last 28 games, including ten straight on the road, and leading the NL West.<\/p>\n

For this first game back home since the All-Star Break, the Dodgers had their top pitcher Zack Greinke starting for them. Greinke had never lost to the Reds in his career and was going for his 100th<\/sup> win. The Reds had their own ace Mat Latos on the mound and as the line up cards were shown on the big screen, we knew we were in for a big treat. Both teams were studded with stars (The Dodgers manager, too, was Yankee star Don \u201cThe Hit Man\u201d Mattingly).<\/p>\n

The scoring began right away. In the first inning, Xavier Paul, a former Dodger, took it to his old team by launching a solo home run to right center that put the Reds up 1-0. In the second inning, the Reds added another run when Cesar Izturis blooped a single to center to score Todd Frazier from third. We were a little surprised because with two outs in the inning and a 3-1 count, we thought Grienke was going to intentionally walk Izturis to get to the pitcher. The home team got a run back in the fourth to make it 2-1, when Adrian \u201cGonzo\u201d Gonzalez hit an RBI groundout that scored Yasiel Puig from third. Puig had singled earlier and then got to third base on a throwing error by center fielder Shin-Soo Choo. The Reds, however, came back to get two more in what was an ugly sixth for the Dodgers. With two men out, Grienke hit Brandon Phillips and the next batter, Jay \u201cThe Beaumont Bomber\u201d Bruce, who has historically struggled against the Dodgers’ right-hander, crushed a curveball over the left center field fence to put the visitors up 4-1. The Dodgers got a run in the eighth when Gonzalez hit another RBI groundout, this time scoring Carl \u201cThe Perfect Storm\u201d Crawford from third. In the top of the ninth, the Reds got that run right back when Choo hit an infield RBI single to second scoring Devin Mesoraco from third. In the bottom of the ninth, we saw the Reds\u2019 flame-throwing closer, Aroldis Chapman, come in and throw incredible fastballs in the 98-102 mph range to preserve the 5-2 win (although the Dodgers did bring the tying run to the plate.)<\/p>\n

This was a fun game from the get-go. As usual, we walked around the ballpark during the game, watched the action from different vantage points, and took many pictures. We also got to try the famous Dodger Dogs that were really good. As Tribe fans, we were especially excited to see three former Indians – Choo, Phillips, and Jack Hannahan \u2013 all now playing for the Reds, on the field.<\/p>\n

After the game, we went back to Jamie\u2019s home, packed up for our upcoming trip, and turned in. We will be at another game tomorrow. See you from there! Bye for now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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