https://lifelearnersla.com Learning Alongside Your Kids in Los Angeles Tue, 13 Oct 2015 15:30:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.2 https://lifelearnersla.com/2011/10/lets-play-ball-la-dodgers-style/ https://lifelearnersla.com/2011/10/lets-play-ball-la-dodgers-style/#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2011 04:53:21 +0000 https://lifelearnersla.com/index.html%3fp=9024.html Rain or Shine (actually a bit of both) our tour of the LA Dodgers stadium and Dodger history was a blast. For many of us parents, it conjured stories for our eager kids about first baseball experiences. Mine was in a rickety Cricket stadium in NC, where Cal Ripken got his start with the AA [...]]]> Rain or Shine (actually a bit of both) our tour of the LA Dodgers stadium and Dodger history was a blast.  For many of us parents, it conjured stories for our eager kids about first baseball experiences.  Mine was in a rickety Cricket stadium in NC, where Cal Ripken got his start with the AA Orioles.  The part that thrilled me as a child, was that you could throw your peanut shells 30 feet below on the dirt under the wooden bleachers.  This memory transcended into a spontaneous round of,- “Take me out to the ballgame.,.buy me some Peanuts and Cracker Jack!”    Thus endearing another generation to the game of Baseball.  Thanks again to our coordinator “Special K” for a great fieldtrip.

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