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Walk into the stadium and you can tell that you’re in a different world. You walk up a garden pathway to what is technically the main concourse and find that all the seats are below it. The stadium looks as if they simply pushed the dirt to the outside and put the ballpark in the middle. You’ll also notice something very strange and different: there are no dugouts. There are just areas where the players sit behind a chain link fence.
Every seat in the stadium is close to the field and you can get very close to the players. They are literally within a foot or two of the stands while they wait for their turn at bat. (If you sit on the front row, you’ll be able to spit your sunflower seeds onto the warning track.) You’re also going to get a better view of the bullpen here than you will at any other ballpark. All of which makes watching a game here unlike watching one anywhere else. You’ll get a chance to meet some of the historical Dodger greats during your visit. The team brings its all-star broadcast line-up to Spring Training. If you sit near the press box, you can listen to Vin Scully, Ross Porter, and Rick Monday call the game while you watch it. Vin Scully, who has called Dodger games for 54 years, is a legend in baseball. It’s worth the admission just to hear him live. There are some drawbacks, of course. There is no shade for any of the stands, and if it rains, you will get wet. The seats are adequate, but a whole lot more comfortable if you bring your own cushion. The concession stands are concentrated in a single area in the center of the stadium, which gets packed, and the selection is limited. That’s not to say there aren’t options. On ground level of the third base side, for instance, you will find a rather large picnic area with a stand that offers grilled hamburgers and cheeseburgers. You can eat them sitting at a picnic table next to a duck pond — just like a day at the park except that the best of Spring Training is just a few yards away. This is the way Spring Training was meant to be. It’s the way it’s been practiced for 51 years in Vero Beach — without renovating the stadium and without limiting access to the players. Don’t miss it. If you can visit only one Spring Training site, make it Dodgertown. Didn't find what you were looking for? Try a Google search.
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