I’m not a baseball fan, but Jen is. So ever since we met our buddy Doc Hubbard a number of years ago and discovered that he was a lifelong Dodgers fan, Jen has been wanting to attend a ballgame with him at Dodger Stadium for her MLB Ballparks quest.

Well, that day finally arrived. We found a weekend that would work and made the trek over to LA to hang out with Doc, his wife Lupe, and his daughter Lily, who we finally got the chance to meet (we’ve stayed in her bedroom several times while she was away at college).

It was a fun outing, featuring some great weather and a one-sided victory for the home team. Boy do people go nuts for that Ohtani dude. Doc showed us around the stadium a bit, I got to catch with Krista, and was even able to hike my ass up tons of stairs to the upper level to get to our seats—my first “exercise” since my recent cardiac event.

A baseball game is underway in a large, crowded stadium with a clear blue sky overhead.

A group of people are seated in a stadium, smiling and enjoying a day out at what appears to be a baseball game.

A person is standing in front of Dodger Stadium's entrance under bright blue skies.

A statue of Jackie Robinson sliding into a base is prominently displayed outside Dodger Stadium, with flags and the Dodgers logo in the background.

A group of four people is posing in front of a large Los Angeles Dodgers foam finger sign under a clear blue sky.A baseball game is underway in a well-lit stadium filled with spectators as evening approaches.

Several people are standing on a baseball field, viewed through protective netting, with an empty stadium in the background.