I agree with all of you that would rather watch the games at home. 3 things changed the way I view going to live ball games:
1. Big screens and HD TV. 'Nuff said.
2. The last Dodger game I went to, on my birthday 2 years ago, we tailgated at a park right outside the stadium. Then we decided to drive the car to the parking lot and finish our last 2 beers there. 4 guys, 3 of them teachers, chilling outside the park drinking a beer, enjoying life. Then the undercover cops roll up on us and give us 4 fucking drinking tix, $80 each. Meanwhile, gangsters and lowlifes are all around us drinking and smoking and laughing, but we get busted. Unreal. I will never give another dime to the Dodgers (I'm an Angels fan anyways LOL).
3. My brother has 4 season tix to the Lakers, 4 rows behind the Lakers bench. Before the economy went bad, he used to invite me to about 10 games a year. Sitting that close got me beyond spoiled. I mean, Kobe's wife was 2 rows in front of us, and even Leonardo Dicaprio and Giselle sat one row in front of us once (back in the day, now he's courtside). Since I'm po' folk, I'd have to by tix up in the rafters, and there's no way I'm watching a game that far anymore. Too f'ing spoiled!
*****But going to a ND game is different. My in-laws live there, so we have room and board and tix to any game. My lady graduated from ND and knows people, so we always have a tailgate to go to. Her parents drop us off, I get trashed with good booze and good eats, and then we get to enter that gorgeous stadium. There's nothing quite like that stadium on a beautiful fall day. It's a must see for any ND with the means to do it. Yeah, the plane tix are expensive but it's worth it. I'm going to the USC game, and I can't friggin' wait!!!
