It'd be hard to write a better commercial for the wonders of modern jet travel than the one that Adrian Gonzalez authored on Saturday. After waking up in Boston as a member of the Red Sox, he was able to hop a Los Angeles Dodgers-sponsored charter with Nick Punto and Josh Beckett around noon Eastern time, just after the mega trade was completed. After a cross-country flight, the first baseman arrived at Dodger Stadium for a standing ovation during pregame warmups, and then an even bigger ovation when he did the following in the first inning: Your browser does not support iframes. Well, so much fo jet lag. Gonzalez's three-run homer off Miami's Josh Johnson in the first inning of Saturday's 8-2 win over the Marlins marked only the sixth time that a player homered in his first at-bat in a Los Angeles Dodgers uniform. It was also the type of highlight that made you wish Dodger Stadium had an efficient parking lot system as a large number of fans hadn't yet reached their seats for the official arrival of the new and improved (and very expensive) L.A. Dodgers.
He loves L.A.: Adrian Gonzalez homers in his first at-bat as a Dodger (Video)
Published August 25, 2012 at 9:35 PM
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