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Much has been made of the Olmedo Saenz memorial pavilion in right field. For the low, low price of 40 dollars, you can shove Dodger Dogs down your throat until you get violently ill all over the person in front of you. I immediately thought this was the worst idea since Disco Demolition night, but then I remembered that beer sales were already banned in the right field pavilion thanks to previous generations of drunken hooligans. Fortunately, any system that grants you infinite amounts of anything is ripe for exploitation.  Since Dodger Stadium lets you bring in bags, why not just stock up on 100 cartons of Cracker Jack? Running low on stale chips? Why not pick up a few dozen trays of nachos? Heck, even reheated Dodger Dogs can't be that bad, even if you have to supply your own buns.

The main thing I'm curious about is how many times Brad Hawpe needs to get clocked in the head with a free Cool-A-Coo before Frank McCourt puts a stop to this?  If someone is willing to try to douse Calvin Murray with a five-dollar coke, how many pre game beers do you need before Carlos Quentin is wearing some coagulated cheese food product? The first law of crowds is that if you give them enough foreign objects, they will end up as projectiles. I'm thinking that the Olmedo Sanez pavilion won't last past the end of May.

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2 buck chuck.
I think making it $40 may keep out some of the riff-raff.  I remember a year or two ago, $2 Tuesdays were around (or was it $4?) and one of those games got out of hand with fans throwing tons and tons of trash onto ythe field.  Needless to say 2 dollar Tuesday never happened again.

I'm not trying to be stereotypical in saying that people who pay only 2 dollars for a game are all bad people.....just most of them.

Anyway, making people pay 40 bucks per person may turn some people off.

by joeldtaylor on Jan 12, 2007 9:08 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

The rich get fatter
Seems to me that a slightly more upscale all you can eat can be had at the Stadium Club for about $30.00 http://www.levyrestaurants.com/Levy/Menus/SportsAndEntertainment/Group+1/Dodger+Stadium/Dugout+Club+ Chefs+Table+-+Dodger+Stadium.htm

If they threw beer in with the offer, I'd be a RFP season ticket holder.

by Steve Gravy on Jan 12, 2007 9:52 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Is movie chat...
encouraged at this site?
vr, Xei

by xeifrank on Jan 12, 2007 11:30 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

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For you, Xei, anything.

by Andrew on Jan 13, 2007 12:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Free Food
I myself have never been to Dodger Stadium, but whenever I go to a baseball game, it usually costs about 30-40 bucks per person to attend a baseball game.  However, we usually like to sit on either the 3rd or 1st base side.  How much would the average person spend on food to where the 30 dollar price difference would make up for it?  I'm not sure of the prices at Dodger Stadium, but I can only assume from my experience at ball games, it's egregiously expensive.  I usually find myself easily spending at least 15-20 dollars when I went to a Reds' game.

Furthermore, even if you eat so much that it's worth it to sit in the pavillions, I've read on sites like Dodgerblues, that the pavillions are hellholes, which seems to me the biggest reason not to sit there, free food or no.

by Rich on Jan 13, 2007 11:36 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

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I hate pavillions, mainly due to the view, but also because of the constant attempts to start the wave. I haven't sat there enough to expirience any criminal behavior.

Without beer, 30 dollars worth of food is possible, but unpleasent. It comes out to three dogs, some nachos, two large drinks and some ice cream. I might try to attempt it on a particulary hot day, where I could go through two or three drinks, other wise, it's not possible for me.

by Andrew on Jan 13, 2007 12:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The tarp. . .of SHAME!
Do you think there's really any much demand for this? It seems so stupid, that I suspect it's just a way of artificially limiting ticket availability, like the tarp in Oakland. But, this way, McCourt doesn't look cheap and greedy; Dodger fans take the brunt of the mocking. And get to pay extra for the privilege. Which, if you were going to try to sell an idea to McCourt, can you imagine a better one?

I like the Pavilions. It's easier to see balls and strikes, out there. The wave, and all the other attendant foolishness are irritating, but if you go on a quiet night, it's not so bad. But I won't be sitting in the glutton for punishment pavilion.

by The Other Andrew on Jan 13, 2007 3:22 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

cool-a-coo?
Are they bringing them back?? That would make the $40 ticket price well worth it.

by cigarcow on Jan 14, 2007 4:56 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

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