The Thundering Herd's New View

Normally sitting in the corner of the end zone, USC's Thundering Herd would have some pretty sweet seats for Saturday's exhibition game in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum between the Dodgers and Boston Red Sox. This might be the most blue anybody has seen in the stadium's history (even when UCLA played there).

For more about the game's setup, you can take a look at a writeup and photo gallery on LAist. Ben Malcolmson also has a story about Carroll & Co. taking batting practice in the Coliseum.

It's worth noting that USC's football spring scrimmage is just a few weeks away, and there are a couple of teeny-tiny dirt patches on the field. Plus, the dugouts are literally dug out of the ground (about 12-15 inches). Hopefully things will be back to normal by April 19.

Comments

[pk-in-the-mesa]

Is there a net in LF and how high is it

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[Adam Rose]

Hey PK -- thanks again for the suggestion!

The net is about 60 feet high and 200 feet away from the plate. Some reports have said 59-62 feet high, and 199-200 feet away from the plate. The difference should be negligible.

[Bobak]

I wish I could be there to see the game (stuck out here in Minneapolis, though I just missed Boston's recent game in Tokyo), I'm not even a baseball fan and it sounds interesting. I hope someone takes a photo that they would be willing to release rights to so the interesting field set-up can be preserved on the Coliseum's wikipedia page.