A Banner Day of Such Importance
The Dodgers welcome fans back to the stadium to celebrate their World Series championship – and so much more.
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The Dodger Stadium outfield pavilions have been smartly redesigned into an open, fan-friendly concourse, with added “home run” seats immediately behind the fences. (Photos by MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS / Rafu Shimpo)
Rafu Sports Editor
On Oct. 15, 1988, I was rushing home from my night class at USC, hoping to catch the final innings of Game 1 of the World Series. True to form, L.A. traffic stymied that plan.
All vehicular movement came to a dead stop on the Pasadena Freeway curve around Chavez Ravine, so I flipped on the radio to keep up with the game. When Kirk Gibson’s home run sailed into the damp night, I could hear the roaring crowd from my car. I can’t know for sure, but it’s pretty clear occupants of several cars around me had left early to beat the traffic – and now were rueing that decision, slapping forehea