I arrived with my friend and former roommate Manny (who helped with photos) around 3:15pm for a scheduled 3:30pm call time, and unloaded the droid.
As the other characters were changing into costume, I took the opportunity to admire the trophy case from the 2020 World Series, and take a look at the field.
Once everyone was in costume, we posed for pictures with staff (and ourselves).
Next, we went over logistics with our point of contact, Rena. R2 and some of the troopers were to be stationed at the new center field plaza, behind the outfield wall. Unfortunately, none of the characters were allowed on the field, owing to Covid precautions.
We made our way to our station, taking new pathways and an elevator that didn't exist when we last were here.
Once we arrived and the gates opened, it was pictures, pictures, pictures!
After that, we did a couple of shots for the pre-game TV broadcast.
Finally (or so we thought), we helped out with the "It's Time for Dodger Baseball" announcement, where they pick some fans to announce the start of the game. We were located inches from the center field warning track.
But we weren't done after all. We got a nice surprise when we were told Dodger star pitcher Clayton Kershaw and his family wanted to meet some of the characters before game time, so we made our way around the stadium to get to the clubhouse area and media room behind home plate to meet them. So that was pretty cool.
Finally, Manny and I took our comp'd seats (which were way up high, but the price was right). It was Orel-Wan-Kenobi bobblehead night, as former pitcher and now-broadcaster Orel Hershiser got his own bobblehead. He greeted the crowd in his Jedi robes.
Well, R2's good luck didn't hold out tonight. The Dodgers blew a save to the Giants in the 9th inning, and R2's record fell to 9-3. Oh well. I hope we'll be back next year and R2 can get his record back on track.
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