Feel the (heart)burn: Daddy's 1st Dodger game

OK, I’ve now officially lived in L.A. longer than any other city outside of my beloved hometown of Detroit. How it is that I’ve done it without catching at least one game at Dodger Stadium is a mystery.

I made my virgin voyage to the stadium earlier this summer to catch the Police reunion concert (awesome show, and Stewart Copeland is among the greatest rock drummers of all-time), and was immediately taken by the grandeur of the place.

So when I got the call that there was a ticket available for last night’s game against the Washington Nationals, I was intrigued. When I found out that the ticket was in the LA Times executive suite, I couldn’t say “oh HELL yes!” fast enough.

The field shot above is the view from the suite. But really, I should’ve been taking pictures of the elaborate and calorie-laden spread inside the room. I mean, the Dodger Dog station alone was enough to bring tears of joy to my eyes (or maybe it was just the onions). The refrigerator full of beer quickly became my new best friend. But then, the magic happened. The dessert cart arrived.

The dessert cart was loaded with piles of the most decadent displays of confectionary magic this side of the last time you got stoned and ended up in front of the bakery counter at Auntie Em’s Kitchen. The Red Velvet cake was divine, and the carrot cake was among the best I’ve ever tasted. I couldn’t even look at the Snickers cheesecake. But this was my favorite treat found on the cart.

A candy apple covered in M&Ms? Is this a baseball game or the munchies room at the Cannabis Cup?

By the time we rolled ourselves out of the stadium at the end of the game, our Dodger heroes had come from behind to beat the Nationals in a blaze of glory. Think Blue!

There are still plenty of games to take in before the season ends. And I hear that they can be as much if not more fun in the cheap seats as they are in an executive suite. Plus you can stuff your face just as righteously as the fatcats upstairs with their all-you-can-eat deal. I’ll try it one of these days, but not before I get my hands on some of that Snickers cheesecake in the suite. And another Dodger Dog. And maybe a couple more Heinekens…