Coliseum!

Okay, not that one, although I doubt it's set up for baseball any more awkwardly than the one the Blue will be using tonight for their landmark exhibition against the Red Sox. It'll be a great treat for young fans who never saw baseball played at the Coliseum, and a trip down memory lane for those who did. Unless, of course, they happen to be former Dodgers, in which case they'd probably just as soon forget life before Dodger Stadium.  It's a chance to take in the history of the team in the city, from the good- the winning ways of Walter Alston and Tommy Lasorda, the legendary Dodgers infield of Garvey, Lopes, Russell, and Cey, or the incredible tandem of Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale- to the less attractive, lesser known impact of bringing the team west, illustrated in this piece by the LAT's Kevin Baxter on residents displaced by the stadium, a part of LA history I certainly didn't know. 

On the field, there are still a few t's to cross and i's to dot, though some issues have been worked out.  Esteban Loaiza won't have to worry about pitching around the Coliseum's goofy dimensions to preserve his fifth starter status- the job is his, Joe Torre announced Friday.   Jeff Kent should be good to go, assuming nothing goofy happens in between today and Monday, after playing five innings and doubling in two ABs during  L.A.'s 3-1 win over the Sox.  Nomar Garciaparra, however, will start the season on the DL.  No major shock there.