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| - I'm reluctant to give this 3. More of a 2.5. Me and the lady friend had an awful time / experience here.
First, and this is a big warning to anyone driving in, there is only ONE WAY into the stadium, and that's on Camelback Road. Between the freeway off ramps, waiting on Camelback road and confusing parking, we lost an hour + of our lives, and we missed the first inning. I hate missing all the hoop-la (even in Spring Training) before the game starts... I will say we went to a night game & rush hour didn't help!
Anyway, once you park, it's a long walk through the practice grounds to get to the stadium.
Once you are inside, things got a bit better. I woofed down a dodger dog, a staple of Dodger food in L.A. - a footlong dog with yellow mustard, but the beer selection stunk! The dodgers share this stadium with the Chicago White Sox, and between the two, there were no local micro beers or even any good ones from anywhere else. There was even a "special beer area" on the program, but it was sponsored by Budweiser. No thanks.
The outfield doesn't feel like there is a lot of room for fans, but at least the fans that packed the stadium were into it. Dodger fans are all about their team, and it was energizing to be around people watch the game because they love it.
We did walk around, and the building itself is amazing. But, architecture will never trump experience at a ball game.
Final note - I was born a Cubs fan. I might be a little bias about anything the White Sox play in...
* This spring training, I took on an aggressive goal. Go to all 10 Spring Training Parks & see all 15 teams in one spring training season, and do it all on the weekends (FRI-SUN). This review is a part of 10 total reviews.
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