to Dodger Stadium on Friday to see the Dodgers take on the Milwaukee Brewers. We are big LA fans and we try to come to as many games as we can--and more often than not the Dodgers lose while we are there. At first I thought it was just because of the Dodgers' poor record, but as time went on I became more and more convinced that it was our presence that was dragging them down. But Friday night all that was put to rest. The Dodgers beat the Brewers 5 to 3 and went on to carry the series winning 2 of 3 games. Manny Ramirez hit a single RBI in the 1st inning to start it off for the Dodgers, but that was 2 less runs than the Brewers had at the end of the 2nd inning. But then Casey Blake hit a 2 run home run in the 4th, Jeff Kent hit a single RBI in the 5th and Russell Martin hit a solo home run in the 8th to bring their score up to 5. Jonathan Broxton came in to close it down. Awesome! LA definitely has Manny fever. Having a big name (and a big bat) like him is good for the team, good for the fans, and good for the players. Pitches are flying and players are hitting more and more! We'll see how much Manny asks for after this season is over--it would be sweet to keep him on the team. It would be nice to seem them actually compete in the post season for a change.Some random notes from the night: The foul pole we are posing with was one row in front of us on the 1st base side, I ate 2 Dodger Dogs, some nachos w/carnitas , 1/2 a bag of peanuts, and I had 2 beers. Bill is a huge Yankees fan and he showed up to the stadium in full NY gear.
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