Dodgers to play at the Coliseum again!!

[Elvis]

How cool would this be? If this happens, I'm there!

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-spw-dodgers26oct26,1,1734992.story?coll=la-headlines-sports&track=crosspromo

http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071025&content_id=2281619&vkey=news_la&fext=.jsp&c_id=la

http://www.ballparkwatch.com/images/la_coliseum_10.jpg

[Lafferty Daniel]

Nice :)

There's also talk that the Dodgers will play a game in Beijing, China next year.

http://militantangeleno.blogspot.com/2007/10/08-dodgers-to-start-in-china-coliseum.html

[Elvis]

There's one BIG thing that might put a kibosh on this idea. Since the field of the coliseum was lowered and additional permanent seating was added, there's a LOT less room to put in a diamond.

You can see in this photo the new cream-colored seating installed in the 90s:

http://football.ballparks.com/NCAA/Pac10/USC/aerial.jpg

I don't see how they could hope to have a LF line any longer than 200 ft, if that much. And I don't see how MLB, even for an exhibition, would allow this.

[PeteU]

There's one BIG thing that might put a kibosh on this idea. Since the field of the coliseum was lowered and additional permanent seating was added, there's a LOT less room to put in a diamond.

You can see in this photo the new cream-colored seating installed in the 90s:

http://football.ballparks.com/NCAA/Pac10/USC/aerial.jpg

I don't see how they could hope to have a LF line any longer than 200 ft, if that much. And I don't see how MLB, even for an exhibition, would allow this.


All the more fun. :D

Face it, when was Coliseum baseball ever normal?

I still want to see it happen.

[PeteU]

Eric Pastore at digitalballparks.com did a pretty good job a couple of years ago similating baseball at the Coliseum by superimposing a diamond on current day photos of the place.

http://www.digitalballparks.com/National/Coliseum.html

That place is just huge.

[placount]

Eric Pastore at digitalballparks.com did a pretty good job a couple of years ago similating baseball at the Coliseum by superimposing a diamond on current day photos of the place.

http://www.digitalballparks.com/National/Coliseum.html

That place is just huge.

thats cool

[Williamsburg2599]

Hopefully it happens. And it could involve the Sox! :clapping Who knows, maybe the MLB attendance record could be broken.

[Padday]

3rd base will actually be in the stands I believe. :crazy

[stlfan]

This thread got me thinking about when the Cardinals were putting together plans to build Busch III, they were trying to figure out the best way to transition from Busch II to Busch III. They weren't sure if they wanted to...

1) just tear down Busch II after a season and have the Cardinals play in a converted Edward Jones Dome where the Rams play.

2) partially tear down Busch II in thw way they did it at Cinergy Field and build the new stadium with the partial Busch II.

3) build 75% of Busch III and then in the offseason tear down Busch II and quickly build the remaining 25%.

Of course the Cardinals decided on option 3, which I think was the best choice. But it always made me think what it would have been like if they played 2 seasons at the Edward Jones Dome. So I did a couple of diagrams and a photoshop image of what it would have looked like. The layout looks like Dolphins Stadium and the inside reminds me of the Metrodome, but flipped.

[Knick9]

There's one BIG thing that might put a kibosh on this idea. Since the field of the coliseum was lowered and additional permanent seating was added, there's a LOT less room to put in a diamond.

You can see in this photo the new cream-colored seating installed in the 90s:

http://football.ballparks.com/NCAA/Pac10/USC/aerial.jpg

I don't see how they could hope to have a LF line any longer than 200 ft, if that much. And I don't see how MLB, even for an exhibition, would allow this.

:laugh :rofl:

That would be great! Does anyone think that the supposed foul lines would be in the 100's instead of the 200's? :laugh

[JohnCropp]

Uh, oh.

If the Brooklynites get wind of this, they may see hint of the Dodgers at Rosevelt Stadium and a chance for the Dodgers to return to a 100,000 seat New Ebbets Field!

It's a cool idea.

It'd be interesting to see what the cost would be to make the stadium baseball ready.

For that matter, if anyone has any information on the process and cost of turning the stadium into a motorcross track or monster truck event I'd be interested to hear.

[CrisgoMets]

That would be something interesting to see. Football stadiums having ballgames always seem to disturb me. You just cannot remove your mindset thinking, "THIS IS A BASEBALL FIELD" like when you go to Dolphins Stadium to see the Marlins. It just feels wierd. Its like the stadium is saying, "This place was built for football, but hey, we can try to have baseball"


Was looking at the old stadium layouts. Would be interesting to see the Patriots play an exhabition football game at Fenway. Thats if the Red Sox management would go for it.

[PeteU]

This thread got me thinking about when the Cardinals were putting together plans to build Busch III, they were trying to figure out the best way to transition from Busch II to Busch III. They weren't sure if they wanted to...

1) just tear down Busch II after a season and have the Cardinals play in a converted Edward Jones Dome where the Rams play.

2) partially tear down Busch II in thw way they did it at Cinergy Field and build the new stadium with the partial Busch II.

3) build 75% of Busch III and then in the offseason tear down Busch II and quickly build the remaining 25%.

Of course the Cardinals decided on option 3, which I think was the best choice. But it always made me think what it would have been like if they played 2 seasons at the Edward Jones Dome. So I did a couple of diagrams and a photoshop image of what it would have looked like. The layout looks like Dolphins Stadium and the inside reminds me of the Metrodome, but flipped.


I didn't even know the Edward Jones Dome was considered an option. Interesting.

[PeteU]

Hopefully it happens. And it could involve the Sox! :clapping Who knows, maybe the MLB attendance record could be broken.

Red Sox or White Sox?

Actually, White Sox would make good sense, given that the 1959 World Series between the Dodgers and White Sox at the Coliseum set the all-time postseason game record of 92,206 in Game 5.

[PeteU]

:laugh :rofl:

That would be great! Does anyone think that the supposed foul lines would be in the 100's instead of the 200's? :laugh

They could probably angle home plate a little differently and get the left field line close to where it had been 1958-61. Keeping homeplate in the same spot were it was, however, might be a little more challenging.

[sflnyc]

Awesome news!

To the make the event even bigger, they would have to make it a game vs. the Giants or a juicy AL Interleague opponent.

Looking at the Dodgers tentative 2008 schedule, none of the AL teams really jump out at you except the one visiting LA June 24-26, that being the Pale Hose. Couldn't ask for a better set-up than that with a 1959 World Series replay.

The Dodgers would draw their typical 50,000 crowd (I would hope the season ticket holders wouldn't mind the change for one day for history's sake) and then they could get 42-43,000 others to show up. I would fly out to LA just to be part of that.

Only problem I think is the renovations that they did by getting rid of the running track and lowering the floor. I used to be a big track fan and loved the Coliseum for it. With those seats now there instead of empty space (and a 250-foot fence), I shudder to think what the LF line would be. They would just have to erect a higher screen than they did the first time I guess, although the left fielder would be very close to the shortstop.

[Gary Dunaier]

Couldn't they just put home plate by one of the end zones and have the batter face the arches? I know it's not the way they had it originally, but at least you'll have symmetrical distances, and not the extreme lopsideness that it seems would arise...

[stlfan]

I didn't even know the Edward Jones Dome was considered an option. Interesting.

I think they only considered it briefly as a last resort.

[sflnyc]

4.18.58 Opening Day

Aerial photo of fourth MLB game ever on the West Coast with the Dodgers hosting the Giants, drawing a MLB Opening Day record 78,672 fans that would last until the Rockies broke it in 1993 at Mile High. The Giants had hosted the Dodgers for 3 games previously.

Also included is a Ticket Stub from that historic opening day.

Photos from The Los Angeles Dodgers: An Illustrated History (1982)

[sflnyc]

Dodger legend Pee Wee Reese getting his bat.

Photo from The Los Angeles Dodgers: An Illustrated History (1982)

[sflnyc]

May 7, 1959

Roy Campanella Night in LA. Baseball Record 93,103 fans jammed the Coliseum to watch an exhibition game against the defending World Champion Yankees in a revival of the historical rivalry.

Pee Wee Reese wheels out Campanella to the darkened Coliseum with light provided by matches lit by the fans. Yes, lit matches. That's what the book says! Maybe the author meant cigarette lighters.

Photo from The Los Angeles Dodgers: An Illustrated History (1982)

[sflnyc]

Photo of 40-foot Left field Screen starting from the 251-foot LF Foul Pole.

Photo from The Sporting News "Take Me Out To the Ball Park" (1983)

[sflnyc]

July 24, 1960

Dodger pitchers Stan Williams, Roger Craig and Don Drysdale pose for a picture following Williams' 9-0 shut-out victory over the Phillies, completing a 3-game shut-out sweep. Drysdale had beaten the Phillies on Friday night and Craig on Saturday night.

Eerily, the 3 straight shut-outs were bookended by 4-1 losses by Johnny Podres to Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. Notice the 1959 World Series Champions Banner in the background.

Book incorrectly labeled the pitching feat as taking place on June 22-24, 1960.

Photo from The Los Angeles Dodgers: An Illustrated History (1982)

[sflnyc]

October 6, 1959

Game 5 of the 1959 World Series in front a WS Record 92,706. I've always wondered what the view of the game was like from those front row seats underneath the arches, some 50-75 yards away from the outfield fence.

Photo from The Sporting News "Take Me Out To the Ball Park" (1983)

[sflnyc]

Aerial photos from "almost" the same angle of the LA Coliseum.

B&W Photo is from the 1959 World Series
Photo from The Sporting News "Take Me Out To the Ball Park" (1983)

Color Photo is from the present. A lot of things have stayed the same over 49 years with a few changes, the LA Swimming Stadium in the lower right hand corner and the 3-story building outside of the west endzone that's now been enlargened. There was no running track there in 1959, but there was also no additional band of seating that occupies where the running track would have been.
Photo is from Microsoft Virtual Earth

[Elvis]

The game is definitely on! The Dodgers confirmed that they will play game 2 of a three-game series against the Red Sox in late march at the Coliseum. Woo hoo!

[PeteU]

The game is definitely on! The Dodgers confirmed that they will play game 2 of a three-game series against the Red Sox in late march at the Coliseum. Woo hoo!

Very cool--let the China Screen pop shots commence!!!

23-21 scores, anyone?

[Williamsburg2599]

That's awesome! Hopefully they advertise it enough that it gets a huge crowd. LA, prepare for an invasion of Sox fans. Road trip!:)

[PeteU]

That's awesome! Hopefully they advertise it enough that it gets a huge crowd. LA, prepare for an invasion of Sox fans. Road trip!:)

Invasion of Sox fans is right. Ask any O's fans. You guys (and Cubs fans, and Steeler fans for football) are like locusts. But hey, that's part of the spoils of being World Champs, I guess. In Boston's case, it makes up for lost time. :shrug:

Actually, I was sort of hoping for the White Sox to play at the Coliseum. Maybe in 2009 (50th Anniversary of the 1959 World Series).

Elvis, Lafferty and/or any other Southern Californians on this board--hopefully at least one of you will get to this game and take lots of pictures to indulge us East Coast and Midwest folks. I'm very curious to see how this all comes out.

[Sean O]

The game is definitely on! The Dodgers confirmed that they will play game 2 of a three-game series against the Red Sox in late march at the Coliseum. Woo hoo!

Wow, so we face the Dodgers at the LA Coliseum (230' line or so), then halfway across the globe to Japan to face two NPB teams, then 2 real games a week before the season is supposed to start, then back to west coast.

We are so so so screwed.

[reh303]

Wow, so we face the Dodgers at the LA Coliseum (230' line or so), then halfway across the globe to Japan to face two NPB teams, then 2 real games a week before the season is supposed to start, then back to west coast.

We are so so so screwed.

As a Yankees fan, I can sympathise (2004 or 2005) with your plight, but can't say it upsets me too much. ;)

[Lafferty Daniel]

Elvis, Lafferty and/or any other Southern Californians on this board--hopefully at least one of you will get to this game and take lots of pictures to indulge us East Coast and Midwest folks. I'm very curious to see how this all comes out.

Will do Pete. This is going to be sweet.

[PeteU]

Will do Pete. This is going to be sweet.

Thanks.

I admit, I do have something of a fascination with baseball at the Coliseum, not because it was the best ballpark, but rather quite the opposite--because it was probably the worst ballpark ever in modern baseball history. In other words, it was so bad, you couldn't help but like it regardless. Sort of like the movie "Plan 9 from Outer Space" (a good analogy for Tinseltown).

Of course, baseball at the LA Coliseum occurred long before I was born, so I've only had a chance to read about it and see the photos. Playing baseball there again, even if only for one game, will bring a piece of history I never experienced into my own life. It reminds me of how growing up I loved the movie "The Right Stuff" and was fascinated about the early US astronauts, even though it was long before I was born. Then, when I was living in Florida, I had a chance to see the space shuttle with John Glenn blast into space, and it allowed me to sort of capture the past I previously only knew secondhand personally.

If only this could happen more places. The problem is, almost all of the former major league ballparks have long since been demolished. In Birmingham, I know they hold the Rickwood Classic, where they play one game a year at Rickwood Field, their old ballpark.

[Gary Dunaier]

I do have something of a fascination with baseball at the Coliseum, not because it was the best ballpark, but rather quite the opposite--because it was probably the worst ballpark ever in modern baseball history.
Me too. It's fascinating how the foul areas are so different on each side of the field. I've always wondered why they decided to put home plate where they did, instead of orienting it so that the batter was looking directly at the arched facade on the other side of the coliseum, even though it would have meant a more "squarish" field...

...but then I realized that such a field would invoke memories of the Polo Grounds, of all places!!!!!

Still, wasn't there anything they could have done to make the foul areas more equal?

[aqib]

while they were at it why not play a game at the minor league park in Brooklyn in 07? As long as they are on this 50th anniversary kick go all the way with it.

[JohnCropp]

while they were at it why not play a game at the minor league park in Brooklyn in 07? As long as they are on this 50th anniversary kick go all the way with it.

In honor of the 50th Anniversary of their move to Los Angeles, the Dodgers will not playing a game in Brooklyn.

[Richmond Hill Phoenix]

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-spw-dodgers15nov15,1,3897689.story?ctrack=1&cset=true

I really hope this is broadcast on national TV. It sounds like it will be awesome!

[Elvis]

I am still really curious about how they are going to pull this off with the usable field area so much narrower than it was in 1961. I can't imagine them making any drastic changes to the permanent seating for one exhibition game. We may just witness the first over-the-wall bunt homer...or...the first shortstop crashing into the OF wall going back on a routine pop-up.

One thing's for sure, it should be:

http://www.rowanandmartinslaughin.com/wolfgang.jpg

Very intersting...

[xtimx]

i would definitely make a roadtrip from brooklyn for this. astro burger awaits!

[Gary Dunaier]

astro burger awaits!
Dodger Dogs seem like a more appropriate foodstuff for the occasion. :highfive:

[Richmond Hill Phoenix]

If it's not on in Canada, can someone promise to tape it and send it to me? I'd be really excited to watch this game. It seems like it will be awesome.

[Williamsburg2599]

If it's not on in Canada, can someone promise to tape it and send it to me? I'd be really excited to watch this game. It seems like it will be awesome.

Who knows, MLB might broadcast it for free on MLB.com, with it being an exhibition (right?) and all. If your not, I MAY be able to get you a digital copy that I could email to you... And there are ways to watch MLB games online for free, although I'm sure on the legality of them.

[efin98]

If it's not on in Canada, can someone promise to tape it and send it to me? I'd be really excited to watch this game. It seems like it will be awesome.

I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if ESPN DIDN'T pick up the game nationally given it's significance and given it's a Boston-LA game...

[64Cards]

An exhibition game is the same, by any other name.

It would be a terrific idea though to play the inter-league series with the ChiSox at the Coliseum. have them wear the 59 uniforms. I know there's not much difference in the Dodgers, but make the players wear the pants no lower the mid-calf, with stirrup socks and sani's.

[Power Wally]

I was fooling around with Google Earth and Autocad. I came up with this.

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd177/CBNO-AB/Dodgers-50th.jpg

The smallest arc is 200' and every arc after that is 100' farther. As far as I know, the rows of tan colored seats closest to the field are the new seats installed since '61.

What side does Manny bat from?

[Elvis]

That's very cool.

However, I'm pretty sure your diamond is not accurate to scale. The Coliseum field is 308 ft. wide at midfield, however, if you use your diamond (90 ft between bases) as a guide, it looks to be only a little over 200 ft, which it isn't. Can you re-do it using the 308 ft barometer?

[Power Wally]

I'm going to stand with the scale I created in the first place. I used the "100ft" scale marker that you see in the lower left hand corner, which was provided in Google Earth image. It happens to match the scale of the flag football field, considering that field appears to be 50 yards long, not counting the 10 yards deep end zones. If you look closely, you can see the 5 15 25 15 5 marked on the field.

I got this paragraph from the LA Coliseum website:

FIELD DIMENSIONS: East to West --- 680 ft. 2 in., North to South --- 324 ft. 2 in., Width of Field (with track) --- 304 ft. 8 in.

The track does not show in my picture, but it is my guess that part of it was covered with the new seats after the '84 Olympics. The E-W (680ft. 2in) and N-S (324ft. 2in) numbers fit my scale if the tan colored seats closest to the field are ignored. I believe the dimensions listed on their website are pre 1994.

[Elvis]

I'm going to stand with the scale I created in the first place. I used the "100ft" scale marker that you see in the lower left hand corner, which was provided in Google Earth image. It happens to match the scale of the flag football field, considering that field appears to be 50 yards long, not counting the 10 yards deep end zones. If you look closely, you can see the 5 15 25 15 5 marked on the field.

I got this paragraph from the LA Coliseum website:

FIELD DIMENSIONS: East to West --- 680 ft. 2 in., North to South --- 324 ft. 2 in., Width of Field (with track) --- 304 ft. 8 in.

The track does not show in my picture, but it is my guess that part of it was covered with the new seats after the '84 Olympics. The E-W (680ft. 2in) and N-S (324ft. 2in) numbers fit my scale if the tan colored seats closest to the field are ignored. I believe the dimensions listed on their website are pre 1994.

Wow, I never realized that 304 ft measurement was before the renovations. :eek:


How in the h*** are they going to
make that tiny space work?!

:noidea:hide::confused:

[Power Wally]

I just thought of another concern I have for this whole thing. Even though close to 90,000 could be sold, it will definitely be the hottest ticket in town.

How am I going to get some?

[NineWorldSeries]

I agree. I can't believe this is actually going to happen. One thing is for sure, ESPN must cover this so I can see it! :)

I am still really curious about how they are going to pull this off with the usable field area so much narrower than it was in 1961. I can't imagine them making any drastic changes to the permanent seating for one exhibition game. We may just witness the first over-the-wall bunt homer...or...the first shortstop crashing into the OF wall going back on a routine pop-up.

One thing's for sure, it should be:

http://www.rowanandmartinslaughin.com/wolfgang.jpg

Very intersting...

[The Monument]

I think it's a ridiculous idea. What's the point? The Dodgers sure don't need the large crowd or the publicity.

[PeteU]

I think it's a ridiculous idea. What's the point? The Dodgers sure don't need the large crowd or the publicity.

It's just an exhibition game, and the Dodgers want to celebrate their 50th Anniversary in LA. What's the harm?

[Sean O]

I'm going to take a wild guess that they'll play by the rules that (horrible person) Walter O'Malley wanted originally, that anything over the high fence will be a ground rule double, and anything over a 2nd fence 50' farther back will be a home run. I don't know if they'll actually erect the high fences, but maybe they'll consider anything past a certain walkway a homer, and anything before it a ground rule single.

It's the only way to make this not completely ridiculous. I highly doubt we'll see a lefty pitcher in the games.

[The Monument]

Ok, I missed the part about the games being in late March, so it is an exhibition. That's cool. Wouldn't be cool to play a regular season game there though.

[penncentralpete]

I think it's a ridiculous idea. What's the point? The Dodgers sure don't need the large crowd or the publicity.

the proceeds from the game are going to a children's cancer fund. the dodgers will spend an estimated $250,000 to build dugouts and get the field ready for the game.

[Elvis]

Dodgers to battle Red Sox at Coliseum
Exhibition game to benefit team's official charity, ThinkCure
By Ben Platt / MLB.com

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071126&content_id=2309174&vkey=news_la&fext=.jsp&c_id=la

http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2007/11/26/6ndHFwfu.jpg

LOS ANGELES -- When the Dodgers moved out of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and into Dodger Stadium in 1962 it was believed that the Coliseum -- constructed in the the 1920s for football and track and field -- would never again host another baseball game.

Forty-six years later, the Dodgers will return to the Coliseum one more time to play an exhibition game with the world champion Boston Red Sox as part of the organization's 50th anniversary celebration of its move to Los Angeles. Executives from the Dodgers and Red Sox joined local politicians and former players at a news conference, hosted by legendary broadcaster Vin Scully at the Coliseum on Monday to announce the event.

"It's going to be so much fun next March 29," said Dodgers chairman Frank McCourt. "There's already a great buzz about it. It's just a pleasure. I think Senator Mark Ridley Thomas had a great idea and we just jumped on the opportunity. It's going to be a special, special night here in LA, not only to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the team's arrival in LA, but the proceeds are going to go to ThinkCure, our new official charity."

It's estimated that the Dodgers will spend around $250,000 to build temporary dugouts for the game as well as erect a longer and larger metal curtain in left field, dubbed the "Chinese curtain" from 1958-61 when the Dodgers called the Coliseum home. The curtain was created to prevent pop flies from becoming home runs because the dimensions of the Coliseum made left field 251 feet away from home plate. New Dodgers manager Joe Torre remembers being enticed by the curtain when he played in the Coliseum in 1961 as a member of the Milwaukee Braves.

"You run out of that tunnel behind home plate and you look up at that screen and you say, 'Oh my Lord, this looks like its pretty easy,'" recalled Torre about his only series at the Coliseum. "I've never been a pull hitter, but I tried being a pull hitter that weekend and I think I got one single that skimmed down the fence -- and I think it was off [Sandy] Koufax, but it certainly didn't hurt anybody."

Another former player with ties to the Coliseum is former Dodgers great Maury Wills, who, in his 1959 rookie season, helped the team win the World Series.

"I guess I remember looking up one time at the crowd and it was 90-something thousand people," recalls Wills. "I swore I'd never do that again and just concentrate on the field, because that would unnerve you."

"I think that's going to be fun," said McCourt. "Both for people who were here to experience Dodger baseball at the Coliseum. I think it will bring back fond memories and those who only heard about it, they will get to experience for themselves as well and I think that will be great."

Another person who thinks the exhibition game will be great is Red Sox chairman Tom Werner, who was a longtime Dodgers season ticket holder when he lived in Los Angeles for 30 years and made a name for himself as as a successful television producer of such shows as "The Cosby Show," "Roseanne" and "A Different World."

"This is a great year for the Dodgers," said Werner. "The Dodgers, as you know, are a historic franchise -- as important as any franchise in baseball, including the Red Sox -- and for Frank and Jamie to celebrate the 50th anniversary by playing in the Coliseum is great."

The Dodgers will be donating net proceeds from the game to their official charity, ThinkCure. Launched in July by the Dodgers, the McCourt family, City of Hope and Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, ThinkCure is dedicated to raising funds for critical cancer research and ultimately finding a cure for cancer. The non-profit organization follows in the footsteps of The Jimmy Fund, which was started in 1948 and is one of the most enduring and successful charities of its kind and is supported by the Red Sox. The McCourt family has been associated with The Jimmy Fund since its inception when Frank McCourt's grandfather, Francis McCourt, was a part owner of the Boston Braves.

The game at the Coliseum will be sandwiched between games with the Red Sox on March 28 and 30 at Dodger Stadium. Ticket information for all three games will be announced at a later date.

"This will be dynamite, it really will," said Torre. "Just to know the history of the Dodgers coming out here, their being in Brooklyn for so many years and to have the good fortune of playing the Red Sox. I'm sort of used to playing the Red Sox for the last 12 years and to have the world champs come out here to commemorate that great date and that great event, I think is very special and I expect to see a few people in this ballpark."

[The Monument]

Thanks penncentralpete. The charity angle makes sense. Otherwise I couldn't really see a reason to play a baseball game in a track/football stadium.

[penncentralpete]

Thanks penncentralpete. The charity angle makes sense. Otherwise I couldn't really see a reason to play a baseball game in a track/football stadium.

you're welcome monument. that's the only thing about it that makes sense. raising money for kids with cancer is always a good reason. i hope they draw a large crowd. should be interesting for baseball fans too.

[Craig540]

Anyone get tickets for this yet ?

[willisraverchk77]

man, they sold out in less than 20 minutues.

[JohnCropp]

Here's (http://http://www.ticketmaster.com/seatingchart/90127/21941) the seating plan.

$2 a ticket?

Are those 1958 prices?

[Williamsburg2599]

Here's (http://http://www.ticketmaster.com/seatingchart/90127/21941) the seating plan.

$2 a ticket?

Are those 1958 prices?

Link doesn't work. :confused:

[Urbanshocker13]

Wow, so we face the Dodgers at the LA Coliseum (230' line or so), then halfway across the globe to Japan to face two NPB teams, then 2 real games a week before the season is supposed to start, then back to west coast.

We are so so so screwed.

When the Yankees played in Japan to open the season there was a lag when the first started, even with a few days off. So chances are there will an even bigger Lag after trips to the Far East and the West coast! Maybe the Redsox can play the Toyko Giants in late semptember early October!!

Anyway, I really don't see how they are going to fit a baseball field into the Coloseum. I think it real cool, but don't see how they are going to do it with those new seats.

[alpineinc]

35154

Those $2 seats looks sweet. 35155

[JohnCropp]

35154

Those $2 seats looks sweet. 35155

Indeed.

I think it's safe to say that if you've paid $2 for your ticket, you can probably go ahead and leave your glove at home.

[Gary Dunaier]

What's that gray rectangle on the field supposed to be? Since they're not selling tickets for the entire stadium, it has to be some kind of structure that would block the view - and it can't be the batter's eye because it's in (ultra-deep) right field.

[efin98]

What's that gray rectangle on the field supposed to be? Since they're not selling tickets for the entire stadium, it has to be some kind of structure that would block the view - and it can't be the batter's eye because it's in (ultra-deep) right field.

Football bleachers...but it would make sense to use it as a makeshift batter's eye

[Kentucky Bomber]

Indeed.

I think it's safe to say that if you've paid $2 for your ticket, you can probably go ahead and leave your glove at home.

Leave your glove home and bring your passport...you're across the Mexican border.

Seriously, I've sat there for football and they're lousy for football. They'll be ridiculous for baseball.

[BradC34]

Talk about a home run of epic proportions.

[efin98]

Talk about a home run of epic proportions.

The Sox do have two guys who would be able to reach out there though if they played long enough into the game :rofl:

[Gary Dunaier]

I hope anyone from here who'll be going to the game will take lots of pictures, and post them here.

Views from all angles and all parts of the stadium are welcome, but probably the non-zoom views from the "nosebleed" seats will be the most fascinating.

[jimmyjimjimz]

I hope anyone from here who'll be going to the game will take lots of pictures, and post them here.

Views from all angles and all parts of the stadium are welcome, but probably the non-zoom views from the "nosebleed" seats will be the most fascinating.

I think they'll probably broadcast at least one of the games on ESPN.

[J2K]

http://www.digitalballparks.com/National/Coliseum_640_6.html

Our friends at digital ballparks have some great images showing how the field may be set up and what it will look like. Aewsome!:highfive:

[thegame4219]

i got a dumb question, why dont they turn the field to make it longer down the left field line?

[Sean O]

i got a dumb question, why dont they turn the field to make it longer down the left field line?

1). it won't make that much of a difference, since moving it to the right or left will only cause something else to go out of whack.

2). This is the same setup that the Coliseum had in the 50s and 60s when the Dodgers called it home.

[locke40]

This site has awesome pictures of baseball being played at the Coliseum:

http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/past/LAColiseum.htm

[willisraverchk77]

They just announced they're adding 25,000 more seats, some right on the field, to bring the available tickets to 115,000. All 90,000 regular seats sold out within an hour last month. This will blow away the previous record of 93,000+ set in 1959. :eek:

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080227&content_id=2393647&vkey=news_la&fext=.jsp&c_id=la

[PeteU]

They just announced they're adding 25,000 more seats, some right on the field, to bring the available tickets to 115,000. All 90,000 regular seats sold out within an hour last month. This will blow away the previous record of 93,000+ set in 1959. :eek:

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080227&content_id=2393647&vkey=news_la&fext=.jsp&c_id=la

Wow.....that is going to be cool if that's the case. Again, for any SoCal residents on this board who are going, please take plenty of pictures so the rest of us can enjoy!

[willisraverchk77]

2/27/08.......

[jrh31584]

Looks like left field will be around 200 feet.

[Knick9]

Looks like I'll finally get to see part of Are You Kidding Me? Field's dimensions in action, including almost the screen!

AYKM? Field:

Foul Lines: 200 feet ;)

[HoldenV8]

According to the article at mlb.com, left field will only be 200 feet. This is because the field is some 88 feet "thinner" than it was back when the dodgers last played there in 1961.

"Our goal is to have the field look just like it did when people came here in 1958, and they'll be able to say, 'That's how it was,'" said Dodgers vice president of stadium operations Lon Rosenberg. "The biggest challenge that we have is that the Coliseum has lost 88 feet in diameter since we last played here because they took out the warning track, so we have to make some slight adjustments. We have 200 feet down the left-field line instead of 250, so we have adjusted the screen from 42 feet to 62 feet."

From http://www.digitalballparks.com/National/Coliseum_640_8.html How it looked during the 1959 World Series.
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/3637/lacoliseumbaseballup4.jpg

[thechefs2003]

Holy cow that's crazy! :eek:

It didn't look so bad during the '59 world series. They'll be bouncing balls off that screen all day.

[PeteU]

Do you think they will even need to field a left fielder?

I just say put him in there as a second shortstop.

[MattD1972]

How many of us looked at the picture and said "I could hit a home run there"?

[PeteU]

How many of us looked at the picture and said "I could hit a home run there"?


Left field is literally the same distance as the softball field in my neighborhood growing up where we would play sandlot games. The left field fence was a grove of trees 200 feet away. As a kid I loved feeling like a big league slugger launching balls in there.

[Chevy114]

So will they use the screen like in some of the pictures?

[PeteU]

So will they use the screen like in some of the pictures?

They will, and instead of 40 feet high, it will be 60 feet high to compensate for some of the lost distance.

[Chevy114]

They will, and instead of 40 feet high, it will be 60 feet high to compensate for some of the lost distance.


Thats what they did at florida state to make up for the small right field. The baseball coach always bitches about people who hit 15 plus homeruns before they put the fence in because it wasn't that hard to hit a homer.

[Lafferty Daniel]

Wow.....that is going to be cool if that's the case. Again, for any SoCal residents on this board who are going, please take plenty of pictures so the rest of us can enjoy!

My tickets should be arriving any day now. Don't worry Pete, I'll take a lot of pics.

[BradC34]

Why isn't this game on TV? It's only on KCAL. I would have loved to see this on ESPN and listen to Peter Gammons say a hundred times how Manny Rameriez can play right cause he used to the wall at Fenway.

[PeteU]

My tickets should be arriving any day now. Don't worry Pete, I'll take a lot of pics.

Do you know where abouts they are putting you?

[FearlessFreep]

Do you think they will even need to field a left fielder?

I just say put him in there as a second shortstop.
No doubt. Talk about playing "short left" ... the 3b or SS could run back there and field a ball off the screen just as easily. DH in the NL? For this game you'll essentially have one.

[Lafferty Daniel]

Do you know where abouts they are putting you?

I think I got the standing room only tickets at the Peristyle. (I'll probably try to snag some better seats after the 3rd inning.)

http://baseball-fever.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35154&d=1201984633

[Lafferty Daniel]

My tickets arrived in the mail today. Mrs. Lafferty and I are bringing two cameras to the Coliseum to make sure that everyone at BBF can check it out. Attendence could reach up to 115,000.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/baseball/mlb/dodgers/la-sp-coliseum28.feb28,1,6195168.story

[Manhattan]

I will watch the Dodgers to beat the Boston Red Sox on 3-29-2008 on TV. The last time was at the Los Angeles Memorial Colisuem was my first NFL football that was when the Los Angeles Raiders beat the Minnesota Vikings during the 1984 NFL season.

[NineWorldSeries]

Have we confirmed that this game will be nationally televised? I can't wait to see it, if so.

[PeteU]

Recent photos of the Coliseum being fitted for baseball:

http://mlb.mlb.com/la/photogallery/year_2008/month_03/day_18/cf2443022.html

Looks like the backstop will be on the field itself as opposed to connected to the fence behind homeplate....was this the case back in the 1950s?

[willisraverchk77]

Recent photos of the Coliseum being fitted for baseball:

http://mlb.mlb.com/la/photogallery/year_2008/month_03/day_18/cf2443022.html

Looks like the backstop will be on the field itself as opposed to connected to the fence behind homeplate....was this the case back in the 1950s?

http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/past/lacolmain.jpg

[Gary Dunaier]

Recent photos of the Coliseum being fitted for baseball

Those are cool pictures! I am so looking forward to seeing pictures from the game itself! Interesting to see that the seats directly behind home plate will, by necessity, be angled away from the infield.

Looks like the backstop will be on the field itself as opposed to connected to the fence behind homeplate

And since there's some room between the backstop and the seats, I wonder if they'll installl one or two rows of "premium" seats directly behind the plate... to raise extra money for charity, of course...

[hofflalu]

Have we confirmed that this game will be nationally televised? I can't wait to see it, if so.

Right now it looks like just NESN & KCAL:

http://www.dbsforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=77785

[efin98]

Game is about to start and the TV doesn't seem to do the field justice- it's amazing! It's beautiful down there and the fans are going bonkers about the game!

[Gary Dunaier]

Here are some photos from Flickr...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2132/2372366253_29366b1515.jpg?v=0
(Posted on Flickr.com by user Mike's iPhone Gallery on March 29, 2008; described as having been taken March 29, 2008. Link to original Flickr.com post: here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vangorkomm/2371949177/))


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2264/2372371199_2639bb7726.jpg?v=0
(Posted on Flickr.com by user Luis Mendoza on March 29, 2008; described as having been taken March 29, 2008. Link to original Flickr.com post: here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/doityourself/2372371199/))


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3290/2373111478_9db41aba11.jpg?v=0
(Posted on Flickr.com by user benchristen on March 29, 2008; described as having been taken March 29, 2008. Link to original Flickr.com post: here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benchristen/2373111478/))


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2255/2371949177_3c5cbbb77a.jpg?v=0
(Posted on Flickr.com by user Mike's iPhone Gallery on March 29, 2008; described as having been taken March 29, 2008. Link to original Flickr.com post: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vangorkomm/2371949177/)


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2006/2372055083_c87e7b9673.jpg?v=0
(Posted on Flickr.com by user jdruschke on March 29, 2008; described as having been taken March 29, 2008. Link to original Flickr.com post: here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jilldruschke/2372055083/))


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2259/2372701858_e4da493326.jpg?v=0
(Posted on Flickr.com by user jdruschke on March 29, 2008; described as having been taken March 29, 2008. Link to original Flickr.com post: here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jilldruschke/2372701858/in/photostream/))


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2058/2372607152_bf158b374f.jpg?v=0
(Posted on Flickr.com by user jdruschke on March 29, 2008; described as having been taken March 29, 2008. Link to original Flickr.com post: here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jilldruschke/2372607152/in/photostream/))

[PeteU]

Insane! What a crowd!

And after all that, only a 7-4 score. Hmm, perhaps the Dodgers might think of moving back to the Coliseum after all....think of all the revenue they could get out of that! :)

I like how they duplicated the infield as it used to be, down to the fungo circles and the dirt coaches boxes.

Waiting on a report from our resident LAers for any first hand accounts!

[Knick9]

No, I didn't go to the game, but by looking at the pics, it looked very interesting. It was shades of my proposed "Are You Kidding Me? Field" dimensions. Of course, the Coliseum isn't made for baseball, but many things went on in this game.

The Dodgers used a five-man infield, even though Andrew Jones is an outfielder, he played just outside of the second base bag. It was kinda funny to hear that he got the throw from Martin to tag out the runner.

I don't know about you guys, but I wouldn't mind baseball, at any level, to be played at the Coliseum more often. It fits into the "it's so bad that it's good" category. :dance

[Gehrig27]

I don't know about you guys, but I wouldn't mind baseball, at any level, to be played at the Coliseum more often. It fits into the "it's so bad that it's good" category. :dance

I agree, it's so quirky that it makes the game more fun to watch. Obviously this was more than a little quirky, but I think that's something missing from baseball today; crazy field dimmensions (really deep or really short) and angles that cause strange hops in addition to things like monuments in the field of play. It would be fun to see it come back at least a little bit :cap:

[PeteU]

I think it's interesting just to see that giant wall of single decked seats beyond the left field fence. Nothing else like it, that's for sure.

[Lafferty Daniel]

Last night was amazing, 115,000 showed up for a good cause. It was the most memorable exhibition game I've ever been to, and by far the best batting practice that I've witnessed. The left field fence was ridiculous, but obviously made a great fan experience. I've never seen so many grown adults with gloves at a ballgame. David Ortiz put on the best show during batting practice. He took advantage of the small porch in left with a few opposite field bombs, but for the most part he was hitting his home runs to right field, causing all the kids to run wild in the open space behind the right field fence. Vin Scully was honored before the game. It was nice to see how much Dodgers fans truly respect the legendary announcer. I took about 200 pics of the event until the camera battery died. I'll post them throughout the day.

[Lafferty Daniel]

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[Lafferty Daniel]

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[Lafferty Daniel]

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[Lafferty Daniel]

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[Lafferty Daniel]

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[Lafferty Daniel]

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[Lafferty Daniel]

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[Lafferty Daniel]

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[Lafferty Daniel]

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[Lafferty Daniel]

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[Lafferty Daniel]

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[Lafferty Daniel]

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[BradC34]

Those lower left field seats would have been awesome. Thanks for the pictures.

[Lafferty Daniel]

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[Lafferty Daniel]

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[Lafferty Daniel]

I'll post more later...

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[JohnCropp]

I love the shots with the players staring up at the net like little leaguers.

Between the lines, it's still a bunch of kids playing a game.

[PeteU]

Terrific pictures, Lafferty!

Everything old is new again!

[catbox_9]

I was at the game. I took some pictures but they're posted on another site and I don't think I'm supposed to link to there.

Anyone have the pleasure of taking that shuttle back to Dodger Stadium?

[Lafferty Daniel]

Terrific pictures, Lafferty!

Everything old is new again!

Thanks Pete, it was fun.

[Lafferty Daniel]

I was at the game. I took some pictures but they're posted on another site and I don't think I'm supposed to link to there.

Anyone have the pleasure of taking that shuttle back to Dodger Stadium?

I didn't take the shuttle, how was it? We just parked on the USC campus.

[Lafferty Daniel]

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[Lafferty Daniel]

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[Lafferty Daniel]

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[Lafferty Daniel]

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[Lafferty Daniel]

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[Lafferty Daniel]

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[Lafferty Daniel]

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[placount]

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thats my favorite picture you took because with just the aid of a little cropping it is hilarious.

[Lafferty Daniel]

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[Lafferty Daniel]

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[efin98]

Geeze Lafferty, did you actually sit down during the game or did you just walk around for four-five hours! :rofl: :highfive:

[Lafferty Daniel]

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[Lafferty Daniel]

Geeze Lafferty, did you actually sit down during the game or did you just walk around for four-five hours! :rofl: :highfive:

Walked around until the 4th inning. Then I just chilled and watched the game.

[efin98]

Walked around until the 4th inning. Then I just chilled and watched the game.

I figured your legs had to give out at some point, just yanking your chain :highfive:


Beautiful shots, really tells the true story about why it was done- fans! fans! fans! Never seen so many blue and white jerseys/jacket/hats/shirts in my life!

[Lafferty Daniel]

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[Lafferty Daniel]

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thats my favorite picture you took because with just the aid of a little cropping it is hilarious.

I was thinking the same thing.

[Lafferty Daniel]

I figured your legs had to give out at some point, just yanking your chain :highfive:


Beautiful shots, really tells the true story about why it was done- fans! fans! fans! Never seen so many blue and white jerseys/jacket/hats/shirts in my life!

Oh, I did get tired after awhile. My legs were a little sore this morning from climbing all of those steps.

And it was very cool seeing 115,000 fans at the game. A lot of Boston fans were at the game too. They were good sports.

[Lafferty Daniel]

That's all. Enjoy.

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[brooklynbushwick44]

awesome pics..................i wish i was there

[Transplanted Fan]

So, what were the official dimensions for the whole field, not just the left field corner?

[Gary Dunaier]

Geeze Lafferty, did you actually sit down during the game or did you just walk around for four-five hours! :rofl: :highfive:

I can't tell you how many times I've spent more time walking around the ballpark taking pictures than actually sitting in my seat watching the game!

Great shots, Lafferty. :)

[Lafferty Daniel]

I can't tell you how many times I've spent more time walking around the ballpark taking pictures than actually sitting in my seat watching the game!

Great shots, Lafferty. :)

Thanks Gary. I wish my camera battery didn't die, otherwise I would've walked around for a few more innings. I did manage to actually pay attention to the game while taking pics.

[BlueCrew08]

ask about what will happen to the flags that were hung around the ballpark as posted in some of the pics but it appears that many of them were taken down by fans during the game as shown in this video here (http://www.youtube.com/v/W0XY_3M_7_U)

So I guess we'll be seeing some on Ebay soon.

[Gary Dunaier]

Thanks Gary. I wish my camera battery didn't die, otherwise I would've walked around for a few more innings
Do you have a camera that only uses rechargeable batteries? I've got a Canon Powershot A710IS, which uses two regular alkaline AA batteries - it's a bitch to have to keep replenishing them, but as long as I've got a supply with me I'm set, so I'm cool with that.

[Chevy114]

Those are great pics lafferty, I would have done the same thing. Just think 20 years and after, people will be searching the internet for your pictures and posting them on sites like this!

[efin98]

Do you have a camera that only uses rechargeable batteries? I've got a Canon Powershot A710IS, which uses two regular alkaline AA batteries - it's a bitch to have to keep replenishing them, but as long as I've got a supply with me I'm set, so I'm cool with that.

The rechargables can be as bad when it comes to powering cameras, especially if you use the LCD screen a lot...they pay for themselves though in that you get them back to full power in six hours but still require you to take a spare pair along just in case.

[Lafferty Daniel]

Do you have a camera that only uses rechargeable batteries? I've got a Canon Powershot A710IS, which uses two regular alkaline AA batteries - it's a bitch to have to keep replenishing them, but as long as I've got a supply with me I'm set, so I'm cool with that.

I brought a camera that has rechargeable batteries. I regret not bringing my second camera that has regular batteries. The zoom is much better too but it's pretty big compared to the camera we brought so we decided to leave it in the car.

[64Cards]

Thanks for sharing the great photos Lafferty.

I guess LaSorda gave up the Slimfast a long time ago and went back to Budweiser and Farmer John sausages.

Place would make a great location for an NFL team.

Must have been a monumental traffic jam.

[Lafferty Daniel]

Those are great pics lafferty, I would have done the same thing. Just think 20 years and after, people will be searching the internet for your pictures and posting them on sites like this!

Thanks Chevy.

[Lafferty Daniel]

Thanks for sharing the great photos Lafferty.

I guess LaSorda gave up the Slimfast a long time ago and went back to Budweiser and Farmer John sausages.

Place would make a great location for an NFL team.

Must have been a monumental traffic jam.

The moment I saw LaSorda I thought about the same thing. haha

Traffic wasn't that bad since I arrived early and left late. I heard the people taking the shuttle from/to Dodger Stadium had to wait a very long time.

[Gary Dunaier]

The moment I saw LaSorda I thought about the same thing. haha

Lasorda? I thought his name was Lasagna!!!!! :rofl:

Traffic wasn't that bad since I arrived early and left late. I heard the people taking the shuttle from/to Dodger Stadium had to wait a very long time.

The Ballpark Watch (http://ballparkwatch.com/news/2008/coliseum.html) website has an interesting account of one attendee's experience at the game, including the shuttle service from Dodger Stadium to the Coliseum.

[PeteU]

Was it just me, or did the crowd at the Coliseum game seem especially blue, even bluer than usual?

It sure covered up the normal burgandy and gold USC colors, that's for sure.

[efin98]

Was it just me, or did the crowd at the Coliseum game seem especially blue, even bluer than usual?

It sure covered up the normal burgandy and gold USC colors, that's for sure.

Just a sea of blue and white to me, little to no other colors seen...then again when you get that large of a crowd it all blends together quite nicely

[hsnterprize]

Those were some great pics. Wow...I wish the game would've been nationally televised.

[hofflalu]

Found another aerial image of the Coliseum in its original baseball days, that I don't think has been on this thread:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3128938

http://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2007/1126/mlb_g_dodgers_coliseum_600.jpg

[PeteU]

Found another aerial image of the Coliseum in its original baseball days, that I don't think has been on this thread:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3128938

http://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2007/1126/mlb_g_dodgers_coliseum_600.jpg

Interesting that in 1958, when the Dodgers first moved to LA, average attendance was only 23,968. By 1950s standards, that was pretty darn good, and may have actually lead the league. Nonetheless, 23,000 in a 90,000 seat stadium would still have looked pretty empty, I would imagine.

[willisraverchk77]

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