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Well, how do you folks,
and good morning, afternoon or evening,
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wherever and whenever you may be listening. My name is Tim and welcome to
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one day in so cal. Whether
you've lived here your entire life or visiting
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from across the world, whether you
only have one day in so cal or
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one month, I want to share
some of the coolest, most fun and
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most unique things to do right here
in southern California, whether that's solo or
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with friends and family. So join
me on my next adventure and hopefully yours.
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Right now on one day in so
cal. Welcome to episode two of
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the one day in so cal podcast. It's Sunday July and my name is
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Tim. Thank you for joining me
as we explore everything there is to do
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here in southern Californ in it together, one by one. visit us on
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blog news and episodes. So let's get
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right into it. If you only
had one day in so cal and you
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wanted to attend a major league baseball
game, which would you choose? Dodgers
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or angels? Now I know there
are the padres down in San Diego,
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but I'll have to get to them
at a later episode, because we all
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know of that famous rivalry between blue
and red. So let me get this
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disclaimer, this little disclaimer, at
right now. I am not the biggest
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sports fan, and that's saying it
very, very tactfully. Now, I
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know I've lost half my ten listeners
right there, but I think it's important
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to be honest. I only know
who Babe Ruth is because I watched the
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sand a loot a dozen times,
and I only know about the dodgers winning
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the world series because my phone alerted
me ten times over to quote breaking news
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via the various news apps I have
installed, not to mention the following on
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writing streets. But hear me out, hear me out. Even though I
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was definitely one of those second last
kids picked for the teams during Pe,
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I have made a commitment recently to
try every single major league sporting event at
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least once, and here I am
starting my commitment with baseball. Now,
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on top of that, there is
a silver lining here. I am approaching
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sports from an unbiased point of view. I will tell you what I think
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about these two majors teams from an
outsider's perspective. Because, let's face it,
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if you live and breathe dodger blue
twenty four hours a day, seven
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days a week, you're obviously gonna
attend a dodger game, no introduction needed.
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And if you are the biggest angel
fan on either side of the Santa
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Anna, already on your two play
through of angels in the Outfield, you're
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definitely headed for Anaheim. But what
if you're neither? What if your home
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team, or your favorite team,
is the Boston Red Sox and you are
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visiting so call and want to attend
a major sporting event? Or what if
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you're like me, not particularly interested
sports, but still want to try something
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new and are open to having your
mind change about sports? Spoil alert.
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My mind was indeed changed. Or
if you're headed for Disneyland and want to
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attend a sporting event before you leave
they're luckily find yourself at Angel Stadium.
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If you're checking out the Hollywood scene, that is, the walk of fame,
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universal studios, Beverly Hills feel most
likely. I want to be battling
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the hordes. You know, of
other cars trying to park at dodger stadium.
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No matter what the case is,
I hope you enjoy this episode of
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one day in so cal and maybe
get a new perspective. So what I'm
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gonna do here is compared dodger stadium
that I attended last month with their game
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against the New York mets, to
Angel Stadium I attended yesterday in their game
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against the Texas Rangers, and doing
so, we'll compare the rivalry that is
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red and blue right here in so
cal. On a very last note,
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at the close of every podcast I
say one thing back the blue when I
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say that I am not offering support
for the dodgers, it has an entirely
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different meaning altogether. With that said, let's head down to Anaheim and Angel
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Stadium. Audio warning. Turned down
the audio. If you're on headphones,
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it's about to get loud. That
was a little bit of a Soundbot I
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took over at an Angel Stadium yesterday. Um. So, speaking of Angel
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Stadium, Angel Stadium has been in
its present location in Anaheim, California,
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since nineteen sixty six. Between nineteen
eighty and it was also home to the
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Los Angeles Rams before they scurried off
to St Louis. Originally it was known
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as Anaheim Stadium. Later Edison International
Field and finally, its rightful name of
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Angel Stadium. Probably the most iconic
thing about the stadium is the giant a
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with a seemingly floating halo right above
it, visible for miles from the fifty
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seven freeway which runs directly next to
it. Now, and compare us in
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dodger stadium has been in its current
location atop a hill overlooking downtown Los Angeles
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in the Elysian Park neighborhoods in this
nineteen two it is the third oldest baseball
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stadium, behind Fenway Park and Wrigley
Field, and the largest baseball stadium in
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the world as far as seeding capacity
is concerned. Unlike Angel Stadium, Dodger
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Stadium is tucked away up on a
mountain and behind trees and hills, and
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it's not really visible from the freeways. But I will say there is something
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magical about driving up that hill and
having this huge baseball stadium popping up around
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the corner in its own little island
in the sky. Basically Um. Now,
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if you go to either of these
events, the only realistic way you're
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going to park your car is by
ponying up your ponying up your cold,
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hard cash or that plastic credit card. There are public transportation options for both.
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Los Angeles does offer an exclusive bus
service from Neuton Station, which is
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the major train station in downtown,
or a bus service from the South Bay
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area. But it's even better at
it for the angels. They have an
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entire major transit center right next to
the stadium, including Metrolink and Amtrak Service.
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Dodger stadium is infamous for its horrible
parking situation and that was certainly the
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case when I went. Granted,
you know, I'll give them a pass
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here. There's only so much they're
gonna be able to do at the limit
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space on the hill it sits on. But Angela stadium is far better suited
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for a quick entrance and exit.
When I turned over my credit card and
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paid up my ten dollar parking fee
at Angel Stadium, I was in a
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spot in about five minutes. From
there it was another five minute walk to
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the stadium entrance, and this was
for general parking. On the flip side,
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it took me about twenty minutes to
get to my spot at Dodger Stadium
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after I paid the twenty five dollar
parking fee. Then it was at least
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a ten to fifteen minute walk uphill
across the major intersection with a crossing guard
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and I finally came to the stadium
entrance. I think Angel Stadium Wins Hands
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Down here, at least when it
comes to parking. So how about the
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entrance fee? The only thing standard
about entrance fees to a major league baseball
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or any sporting events stadium is the
ridiculous service fees are going to have to
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pay an addition to your ticket.
But, as you probably already know,
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ticket prices are gonna walk very wildly
from where you are sitting to how much
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buzzer is towards a game and the
team's playing. So I sat in section
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row S, seat one at Angel
Stadium, which is in the front row
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but just barely out in the field
from first base. At Dodger Stadium I
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was way up in the nosebleeds,
section two, TV row a. So
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while I was front and Center at
Dodger Stadium, I was at the top
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and while I was off to the
side by second base in the Outfield,
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at Angel Stadium I was in the
First Section by the field itself. My
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dodger ticket, including all fees and
taxes, came out to forty one correction
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fifty four dollars and fifteen cents.
My ticket to Angel Stadium, including all
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fees and taxes, came out to
sixty two dollars and fifty eight cents.
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Being that I'm not a made your
sports fan, that was about all I
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could justify paying more paying in either
case. I have consistently found prices to
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a dodger game, however, more
expensive than Angels Games. Again, that
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is for reasons X, Y and
Z. likely there are simply a greater
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demand for dodgers games and Angels Games, and there was no way I could
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get front row steep to a dodger
game like I did at the angels game
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without busting out my high land a
credit cards. Angels is the better value
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here, folks. But again,
if you're gonna you know you're you're a
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dodger fan, you're gonna go to
a dodger game. If you're an angels
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fan, you're gonna go to an
angels game. If you're looking for value
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in your trip, you know you're
gonna Save, you're gonna get a better
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seat, you know, for a
better price, at Angel Stadium. Um.
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Now, I have seen some worn
down stadiums and these older stadium especially
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they get constant abuse by fans,
and that's exactly what I expected when I
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went to dodger stadium. I expected
a rundown, old, half broken stadium,
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but that is not what I uh. Dodger stadium is largely an impeccable
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condition, almost like it was recently
refurbished or only built a few years ago.
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The restrooms were clean, the walkway
behind the stands were good, open
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and not as crowded as they were
at Angel Stadium. The landscaping around the
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stadium was well kept. I had
to think to myself at least the dodgers
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are investing some time back into their
some revenue back into their stadium. For
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the fans. Angel Stadium was more
of what I was expecting in a stadium
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in need of refurbishment and looking at
its looking at the age, there was
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literally a bathroom attended in the bathroom
cleaning constantly and the poor guy just couldn't
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keep up the stall I had,
the stall I used had a broken door
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lock and many of the soap dispensers
and water faucets didn't work or were out.
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Unlike dodger stadium, at least in
my experience, there wasn't a long
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line outside the women's restroom. Both
both stadiums do landscaping very well and the
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little extras are really neat. Dodger
stadium has cool places to take photos and
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selfies, and so does Angel Stadium. The giant angels hats are really one
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such place outside Angel Stadium, and
the giant bubblehead characters and retired team members
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such as Jackie Robinson outside dodger stadium
was another. Both have an abundance of
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stores to buy team merchandise and souvenirs
and both have a dizzy array of comfort
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food options. One thing is for
sure, though. Dodger Stadium has an
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absolutely amazing view of downtown in the
Greater Los Angeles area, just south side,
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just the south, on the South
side of the stadium. Honestly,
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I could just sit up there for
hours and join the scenery. I'm going
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to give the landscaping, scenery,
location, maintenance and set up of the
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Ballpark to the dodger stadium here.
Um, it was just a better experience
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overall in that category. Food,
food and drinks was definitely cheaper at Angel
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Stadium. I think the quality of
food at Dodger Stadium edged out Angel Stadium,
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though, but dodger stadium was just
crazy expensive, like twitter ridiculous point.
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A dodger dog, Nacho, Soda
and a water cost me fifty five
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bucks at Dodger Stadium. Angel Stadium, an Angels Dog, Nachos, Powade
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and two waters Ram me thirty two
bucks. Either way, you're going to
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get hosed for food and drinks,
especially if you want alcohol. But Angels
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Stadium is definitely the better value.
Angels Scores Events. Both stadiums have events
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outside baseball games. Angel Stadium has
had motor cross, motocross and monster trucks.
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Dodger Stadium similarly has concerts and events. If you also happen to be
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in the Los Angeles area, though, when baseball season is off or on,
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you can still visit dodger stadium.
They offer daily ninety minute tours of
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the stadium itself for Twenty Five Bucks
adults, kids, seniors in military.
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They also have even more exclusive tours
you can book, including forty five minute
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pregame tours for forty bucks, which
includes access to the Memorabilia Hall, Center
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Field, Plaza Pavilions and early access
to the stadium to watch the dodgers warm
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up. Dodger Stadium also offers private
tours and caters to field trips, birthdays,
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proposals, company outings and other special
occasions. Then there's the clubhouse tour,
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the granddaddy of them all, for
sixty bucks per adult forty dollars per
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child, which includes everything in the
regular tour plus a visit to the dodger
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bullpen, look inside the dodgers weight
room and batting cage and peek inside the
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exclusive dodgers clubhouse and to stop in
the dodger interview room. Something you Neique
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the dodger stadium is the tour of
the botanical gardens. They have there as
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well. For Twenty Five Bucks,
the gardener in your life will enjoy water
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saving demonstrations California native species, display
planting cultivation techniques, interview of the plant
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naming system and, of course,
it's where of the gardens. Angel Stadium
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also has tours and they are a
much better value. You can see the
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theme here. The seventy minute tour. They all they offer includes a trip
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to the field itself, a visit
to the angels Dugout, walk through the
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various visitor clubhouse. Uh, actually
say I walked to the visitor clubhouse,
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access to the clubhouse prince press conference
room and to look into the gene autry
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suite, broadcast booth and dougout suite. And that's all for twelve bucks and
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ten for children, military and seniors. Twelve dollars and you basically get the
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premium dodger experience to see everything.
Long Story Short, you have to pay
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up to be a dodger fan,
don't you kids? A lot of the
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dads out there like to get their
kids interested in sports early, from Little
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League to family outings. No doubt, if your kids are old enough to
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appreciate a major league sporting event,
they are going to love a trip to
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dodger or or Angel Stadium. The
fact is, though, the kids really
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look up to these baseball players,
don't they? They're seeing wearing their jerseys
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of their favorite players and scream screaming
let's go dodgers or let's go angels,
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and if they are old enough to
appreciate it, you know they're certainly gonna
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have a blast. Year the dodgers
seemed to the dodgers seemed a bit more
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stinging with their baseballs. I have
to admit when I went but at Angel
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Stadium. They were throwing them left
and right into the stands for people to
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collect, so much so that at
every other play, kids were literally standing
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up and calling out their favorite player, holding the ball with their glove in
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the year, and the angels and
Rangers at Angel Stadium Gladly obliged. Most
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of the time, I was impressed, almost all the balls went to the
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row right next to me. So
spoil alert. If you want to greatly
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increase your chances of taking home a
souvenir ball, sit in section if you
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can. Now let's get onto safety
and security. After all the news you
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hear about the fights and assault set
occur at these games, I was actually
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genuinely concerned, concerned enough that when
I went to Dodger Stadium, I wore
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a blue striped shirt shirt. When
I went to Angel Stadium, I wore
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a blue stripe. Just kidding,
I wore a plane red shirt. I
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was actually trying to blend in a
little and didn't want to be targeted by
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the rival gang, so to speak. It's not like I can bring weapons
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to defend myself in these war zone
owns we call Major League stadiums. Folks,
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I'm just kidding. Well, yes, I wore blue and red respectively,
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and yes, I was on the
lookout for roving drunk fights and other
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terrorist security issues. But let me
tell you, Major League Baseball has heard
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the message loud and clear and fan
safety and security is not just a talking
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point anymore. There are tons of
security guards. Law Enforcement is president most
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of these Games and at both stadiums
I've even seen police helicopters flying around on
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occasion, you know, before they
go to their next call service. If
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you're respectful and not pulling a randy
marsh, you are not going to be
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bad dadded. When I was at
dodger stadium I even heard fans from the
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New York mets sharing the mets when
the mets did well and jeering when the
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dodgers did well. I looked over
nerves nervously at the half drunk buff dodger
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fan and he looked at me,
he chuckled a little and went on to
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back back to watching the game.
So you know, both required to passing
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metal detectors Um, but I think
Angel Stadium has has this much more streamlined.
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Instead of the traditional metal detectors where
you enter your pockets and run through
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a t S, a simulator.
Angel Stadium actually let you just walk through
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an open air metal detector with here
to guards watching for person's backpack bulges or
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anything else, any other reason to
direct you to secondary, you know,
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which, which basically always happens to
me at Disneyland. I guess I fit
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that profile for some reason, since
I usually go solo. Um, it's
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it's just gonna be safe here.
There's all, there's always uh. There's
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basically section leads at each section of
the stadium that kind of keep a lookout
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for issues, you know, whether
it's trash or people getting a little bit
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too drunk, and they're quick to
try to solve the problem selves with customer
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service in mind, or call security
is needed. Um, you're gonna have
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a good time here and you're gonna
be safe, safer than most places,
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and so Calli it. Say So. Final thoughts. I want to mention
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two things that stood out to me. I sat next to a guy who
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worked as an anti by train at
at Angel Stadium who, like me,
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came to watch the Game Solo but, unlike me, was a big Angel
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Fan. He mentioned that, compared
to Dodger Stadium, Angel Stadium had more
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of a laid back vibe and culture, and I think he was spot on.
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Dodger stadium just felt more serious and
down to business and the fans were
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excited from the very first pitch the
last. Everything seemed like it was catered
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to Tourus, whereas Angel Stadium had
the old Bar Ballpark feel I get when
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I see pictures of basically Fenway Wrigley. Um, excuse me. The Angel
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fans increasingly got into the spirit as
the game went on and by the end
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they were louder and cheering even more
than I saw at d angel. At
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Dodger Stadium, further angel fans consistently
stood up and cheered for many of the
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better plays and hits and whereas I
really saw a dodger stadium, Um,
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I really saw that at dodger stadium, even though it was a really good
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game. Um, Angel fans just
constantly stood up and cheered and clapped,
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and dodger fans kind of you know, we're, we're. I did see
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some standing up and cheering, but
mostly it was, you know, everybody's
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kind of sitting back and enjoying the
game. It's just a different culture as
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all it is. Speaking of standing
up, one thing I saw that really
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impressed me at Angel Stadium was simply
how patriotic people were. I was in
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line at the Wetzel Pretzel getting some
water when the pledge of allegiance was saying.
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Everybody, and I mean everybody,
stopped, including the forkers behind the
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counter. Everyone faced the TVs and
held their hands over their heart. Um,
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everybody walking down in the back sections
of the stadium stopped, you know,
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trying to get to their seat,
and everybody did. As a marine
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veteran and Iraq war vet, it
was pretty amazing to see the crowds and
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the stands stands to the same thing
when they honored the military hero for the
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night. And H granted, you
know I was. I was pretty impressed.
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I was not expecting that. So, granted, I wasn't in the
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Interior Walkways of dodger stadium to see
if that occurred. And while most fans
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did stand up for the pledge,
some it not or some kept walking.
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Um, just something I note that
I noted. Um, you know,
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that's not a disad dodge of fans. We all know the O C is
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more conservative than L A, but
something I was impressed with and stood out
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to me. So what should you
choose. I hope I've laid out some
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facts and opinions here to help you
choose. If you only had one day
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in so cal. Dodger stadium is
always going to have a place in my
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heart as the very first major league
sporting event I have ever attended, but
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they lost against the mets. So, coincidentally, Angel Stadium is also going
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to have a place in my heart
as the very first time a team I
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was actually rooting for won the game. As a non sports fan, I
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used to scoff at sports, be
bored with ESPN and shrug it off.
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I mean, I sat with the
anime, video games and Geek squad kids
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at lunch in high school and only
a fraction of US went on to work
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at Google or become a voiceover for
enemy, shout out to Maryann Miller.
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But I can honestly say I get
it. I get why people love sports
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like baseball and I get why it's
called the American pastime. It really is
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an enjoyable experience and I found it
very relaxing and entertaining, especially when the
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bases are loaded and the angels are
up for bat and down two points with
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the guy who previously hit at home
run, now stepping up to the plate.
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Honestly, it was fun and almost
definitely go again after a trial all
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the other major league sporting venues here
in social thanks for listening, folks.
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