It's not that the Dodgers would actually steal someone else's idea. After all, that SleepOver Night at Dodger Stadium was original (if you don't consider other teams, such as the Giants, already did it). And that All-You-Can-Eat Pavilion was original (if you don't consider other teams tried it ... and are now copying it ... for that matter, the Kings just launched an "All U Can Eat" deal for $43 for adults and $35 for kids that includes a wristband for all the hot dogs, popcorn, nachos, peanuts and sodas you can stuff into your face in the Upper Concorse Section ranging from section 330 to 328 seats).
So if you're heading over to Pershing Square in downtown L.A. to test run the sheet of ice they've put up there again this year -- thanks to the LA Parks and Rec, and the Kings, it's back (532 South Olive, open every day through Jan. 21 with many free clinics for kids) -- consider what it might be like to skate around near second base at Dodger Stadium ....

By JANIE McCAULEY
AP Sports Writer

SAN FRANCISCO -- Justin Foster stared toward the outfield long patrolled by Barry Bonds. It was the 10-year-old’s first look at the Giants’ ballpark from the field.
Instead of cleats on his feet, he wore ice skates.

“Seeing how far these people have to hit it to hit a home run, when you see Barry Bonds hit it over the wall, it’s impossible,” Foster said. “It’s amazing to actually be on the field.”
He isn’t the only one getting a close-up look this holiday season. The Giants have installed a 60-foot by 120-foot ice rink atop the infield and opened it up to the public. It’s believed to be the first time a Major League ballpark has doubled as a public ice rink.
The Giants, whose 8-year-old bayside ballpark has hosted a variety of non-baseball events, are charging
$20 for adults to skate, $15 for children and $5 just to watch. It’s $40 for unlimited use between now and when the rink closes Dec. 9.
The whole thing serves as a promotion for the “Brian Boitano Skating Spectacular” show that will be staged here Wednesday, starring Barry Manilow. Music blares from the sound system and pairs of skates of all sizes line the wooden bench in the visitors’ dugout. Adrienne Green was buying her tickets for the ice show when she saw a flier about skating.
“This is a very cool concept,” said Green, who brought her two sons, ages 6 and 8. It was a sunny fall day; the boys didn’t have school and were happy to be outside.
“They were wondering where the pitcher’s mound went,” Green said as U2’s “Beautiful Day” playing loudly in the background. “I thought that was a really good question to be asking.”
Giants fan Jim Priestley attends about four Giants games a year. He came with his wife and their two kids, and though Priestley opted not to skate himself, he was plenty entertained watching his family and their friends form an ice train.
“I’ve never been here and touched the grass. It’s neat,” he said, reaching down to pick a clump. “The visitors’ bathroom, it’s terrible. That’s probably good. You don’t want them feeling too welcome.”
Frank Bennett, a longtime competitive skater who lives in San Francisco and is serving as coach and greeter at the rink, taught Nicole Priestley and friend Lauren Foster how to twirl, sans skates.
“It’s so nice out here. It’s like a little paradise,” said Lauren’s mom, Shannon Foster.
As the ice became bumpy and began to melt in the afternoon sun, this reporter turned to dodge Justin — in his red turtleneck and matching khaki pompom hat with red stripes — and wound up pulling a headfirst slide that would later yield two purple knees and a bruised left hip.
It was a move the major league coaches would rarely advise.
“That’s a slide into second base right there,” the boy said with a smile.