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Padres at Dodgers~ May 1, 2009

by Nicole May 29, 2009 Ballpark Reviews

We had a great time as usual at Dodger Stadium! This was our first time taking a toddler, and despite the age of the stadium, it was pretty doable with a stadium. A couple of downfalls for a young fan was the lack of elevators (only a couple at the whole place!) and unfortunately no [...]

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Dodger Stadium Tour

by Nicole May 16, 2009 Stadium Tour Guide

Ballpark tours are such a fun way to learn more about the game and its history and get a behind-the-scenes look at a particular team. It’s also a great way to get excited for a new season and to get a little baseball fill during the off-season. Here’s the photo album from the tour we [...]

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Manny~ Not A Whole Lot More To Say

by Nicole May 11, 2009 Baseball Randomness

It’s sad when you have to tell your two-year old that her favorite player is on “baseball time-out.”

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Tragedy in Orange County

by Nicole April 10, 2009 Baseball Randomness

By now, I’m sure you’ve all heard the news and are as saddened as we are at the death of young rookie Nick Adenhart. We simply want to express our heartfelt condolences to Adenhart’s family, friends and teammates. It’s times like these that we can only trust in knowing that God must have some plan [...]

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Happy Opening Day!

by Nicole April 6, 2009 Baseball Randomness

I’ve had baseball on TV in the background all day and it brings a smile to my face as I type this knowing that today starts a new season. We’re off to watch the Dodgers square off with the Padres with on TV tonight and then in-person tomorrow night, for our first game of the [...]

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Spring Training 2009

by Nicole March 25, 2009 Baseball Memories

We just got back from a great weekend in Arizona– complete with 3 Dodgers games and some great, warm weather. Obviously, a highlight was seeing the Dodgers new complex at Camelback Ranch, but it was also fun to see them play at Surprise Stadium against the Royals  (where we are pictured above) and Goodyear Ballpark [...]

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10 Reasons To Take Your Family To Spring Training

by Nicole March 20, 2009 Family Fun

This will be our third year in a row heading out to Spring Training… we went to Arizona two years ago, and last year we spent a week in Florida. We can’t wait to see a few Cactus Leauge games this weekend (and be sure to check back next week for a recap!). In the [...]

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Spring Training Travels: 2008

by Nicole March 19, 2009 Baseball Memories

This post was written and posted on our family blog last year. I don’t have a whole lot of game details here since at the time we were blogging it was posted on our family blog. We had a great week of baseball (5 games), golf and sightseeing in the land of the Grapefruit League, [...]

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Spring Training Travels: 2007

by Nicole March 17, 2009 Baseball Memories

Well, it looks like our March “Would You Rather” decision got made for us by the cold virus. We were hoping to make it to the WBC tonight, but it looks like David is a little too far under the weather. So, instead, I decided we’ll just psych ourselves up on our upcoming Spring Training [...]

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Manny Link Love

by Nicole March 11, 2009 Baseball Randomness

One of the biggest stories of the off-season has been the saga of Manny and the Dodgers. We know that they finally made a deal, but Manny is one of those guys that is always in the news. Here are a few recent Manny-Related Links from around the blogosphere for ya. The Korean Manny from [...]

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