Dodgers Baseball!

So I got to go to a few more Dodgers games this year, probably due to having a car and a little more money to spend on baseball tickets, not to mention a couple of free box seats from NGC. Quick rundown of the games I've attended:

• April 18, 2009 - Dodgers 9, Rockies 5. Notable: My buddy Kenny's first trip to the all-you-can-eat bleachers in right field. Andre Ethier went 2-5 with 2 HR and 4 RBI on his way to a 30-100 season. Manny Ramirez went 2-3 with 2 HR and 2 RBI about three weeks before he was suspended for 50 games for a fertility drug.
• June 28, 2009 - Mariners 4, Dodgers 2. Notable: First of three games this year where Hiroki Kuroda was the starting pitcher. Pretty average game otherwise as the Dodgers were cooling off from their hot start.
• August 5, 2009 - Brewers 4, Dodgers 1. Notable: First of two games sitting in the Baseline Box Seats at Dodger Stadium, which included all you can eat food at the Baseline Restaurant and preferred parking. Came day after Prince Fielder tried to enter the Dodger locker room after he was hit by a pitch in a 17-4 L.A. win. Crowd was hot for Fielder throughout the game. Trevor Hoffman picked up the save, first of two future Hall of Fame closers I saw this year.
• August 9, 2009 - Braves 8, Dodgers 2. Notable: Braves are 2-0 in games I've seen in person. Atlanta won the series 3-1. Jeff Weaver pitched three innings of perfect ball. Manny Ramirez hit a bloop double over Adam LaRoche. Braves scored 5 in the ninth to put the game away.
• August 20, 2009 - Dodgers 7, Cubs 2. Notable: Second game sitting in Baseline Box Seats. Jeff Weaver was the starting pitcher, but did not figure in the decision. Russell Martin, in a slump all season, hit a grand slam in the sixth inning to break open a 2-2 tie.
• September 6, 2009 - Padres 4, Dodgers 3. Notable: Picked up the first Manny Ramirez bobblehead after the game. Kuroda started and got the loss, Weaver pitched two innings of shutout ball in relief. Other than that, nothing too interesting.
• September 16, 2009 - Dodgers 3, Pirates 1. Notable: Picked up the second Manny Ramirez bobblehead (Curtain Call) at the game. Kuroda started and got the win, Broxton with the save. Matt Kemp homered to lead the Dodgers "B-team" (Orlando Hudson, Rafael Furcal, Casey Blake, Manny Ramirez, Russell Martin all got the day off).
• September 18, 2009 - Mariners 3, Yankees 2. Notable: First game saw out of state of California (Dodgers, Angels, Padres). Mariner fans still despise Alex Rodriguez. Mariano Rivera with a rare blown save as Ichiro hit a walk-off home run to end the game. Felix Hernandez pitched a complete game for the win.
• September 20, 2009 - Dodgers 6, Giants 2. Notable: Bizarre game as we arrived in the bottom of the fifth due to traffic and late arrival from Seattle, missing Tim Lincecum, who was pulled after four innings. Ethier eclipsed the 30-100 mark with a home run in the 3rd.

Maybe I'll get to go to more baseball games next year. Looking forward to the Clippers starting at the end of October!