Dodgers nix half-price alcoholic drinks
The Los Angeles Dodgers announced on Wednesday that the promotion they have planned for their six midweek home games this season no longer will include half-price alchoholic beverages, a decision clearly made as part of a series of measures being taken by the club -- including an increased police presence around the stadium -- in an attempt to ensure the safety of fans following the assault that took place in the parking lot after the team's season opener on March 31. All other planned aspects of the promotion remain in effect, including half-price food and non-alcoholic beverages, and fans can still purchase a ticket package for the six games at half price. Additionally, supra the Dodgers will wear throwback jerseys during those games like the ones the Brooklyn Dodgers wore during the 1940s. The first of those games is scheduled for April 21 against the Atlanta Braves. Three San Francisco Giants fans were assaulted in the Dodger Stadium parking lot after the season opener between the two teams by two suspects who, according to witnesses, were dressed in Dodgers apparel. Those suspects remain at large despite a total of $150,000 in reward money being offered by several entities, including $25,000 by the Dodgers. Bryan Stow, 42, of Santa Cruz, was injured so badly in the attack that he remains hospitalized in Los Angeles and in a medically induced coma to reduce brain swelling. The Dodgers plan to hold a news conference at 4 p.m. on Thursday -- three hours before they open their second homestand of the season against the St. Louis Cardinals -- to discuss all the additional security measures being put into place at the ballpark in response to the attack on Stow and two companions.