Blinded by the light
I can't even begin to put into words how much brighter it is here than in the past. I'm not sure I like it yet. It just doesn't look like Dodger Stadium. It has this weird, green flourescent sort of feel to it. But I'm sure the 83 games I'm going to see here over the next six months will be enough for me to get used to it. It's just that it sort of overwhelms the senses the first time you see it. ... Doesn't look like the Christmas tree sales down in the bullpens are especially brisk. Guess they'll pick up around the Holidays. ... Jeff Kent is in the lineup, batting fourth. He ran before the game. Guess he must have felt OK. He does need at-bats in advance of Monday's opener.
Tony Jackson has covered the Dodgers for the Daily News since 2004 and has covered Major League Baseball on a regular basis since 1995. He previously covered the Colorado Rockies and Cincinnati Reds. He is a native of Springdale, Ark., and a graduate of the University of Arkansas.
Comments
It does seem brighter on t.v.
Posted by: brendan | March 28, 2008 8:29 PM
Are you assuming the Dodgers will be in the NLDS since there will be 83 games played in Chavez Ravine?
Posted by: Mario DiLeo | March 29, 2008 7:44 AM
81 regular season games + the 2 pre-season games vs. Boston = 83
Posted by: trapper9 | March 29, 2008 8:49 AM
Funny how the Dodgers want their venue to be brighter while the Lakers went the other way. I don't remember reading about it but as far as I can tell they purposefully turned down the crowd lighting at the Staples Center a couple of years ago. Can anyone confirm this?
I guess they wanted it to look more like MSG where you can hardly see the crowd except for the first couple of rows.
Posted by: Mike Gleason | March 29, 2008 11:04 AM