I think that it is ridiculous that the Dodgers and Padres are

[gopiscrap]

still playing ball

[triron]

1. Extra innings?

[greyl]

2. Extra quake. nt

[triron]

8. Yeah I just strting reading about it.

[Control-Z]

5. Another earthquake. n/t

[rufus dog]

3. Meh!

That's how we roll in SoCal! (pun intended)

A team from outside the region then maybe we stop the game.

[marlakay]

12. They stopped the world series for the big one in the north

In the late 80’s. Giants and A’s.

And yes smaller earthquakes are basically nothing to locals. I was living few hours from Santa Cruz where that one was centered and all my stuff was swinging and all my daughters porcelain statues broke.

[Retrograde]

14. Because part of the stadium fell down

And the power went out. It didn't stop the Giants from playing football that weekend - they just moved the game to Stanford.

Earthquakes aren't like fires of floods: there are spots with a lot of damage, but the larger area is not affected much. We used to joke that the headlines after the 1989 quake should have read "Major Earthquake Hits Bay Area: Millions Inconvenienced". Of course, if it's you're house that collapses or you that gets injured, it's a different story, but most people just have minor but annoying damage. (Lost my favorite flowerpot, and I still haven't done anything about some of the cracks in the plaster).

I was at work at the time: my immediate reaction was, there's no power so I might as well go home and watch the series. It wasn't until I heard news reports about part of the Bay Bridge failing that I realized how serious it was.

[rufus dog]

16. that one was brutal

and truly fortuitous. Think about it, any teams other than the A's v Giants and the freeways are packed at 4:55 or 5:05. (whenever it hit) Since it was game 1 of a Series with both team participating, so many residents were already home.

[marlakay]

17. Yes it was 5:05 because I was driving home

From work and my radio went out in my new car and i was banging on it the emergency broadcasting came on and I raced home because my girls preteens were latchkey kids.

They had run to the neighbors and all power was out for days, we had a guy with tiny battery tv giving us the news. He was fearful because his mom worked at Kaiser in Oakland and used the bridge at that time but she was ok.

[FreeState]

4. It was just minor shaking where they are playing n/

[Hekate]

6. Meh

[Codeine]

7. Ob-la-di ob-la-da. nt

[912gdm]

9. makes me wonder if they are told beforehand to keep playing...

as not to show panic in front of a large stadium

[Brother Buzz]

10. They're playing 150 miles away

it's tied 2 to 2 in the top of the 7th

[RHMerriman]

20. Yep. It's like saying the Yankees should call a game if there was a thunderstorm in Albany

Yep. It's like saying the Yankees should call a game if there was a thunderstorm in Albany

[Brother Buzz]

21. Oh, Dodger stadium shook a lot

My son lives less than a mile away and he told us he had a scary good ride. I mentioned 'E' ticket ride, and he said, "Huh?".

[RHMerriman]

22. Sure, but no damage of significance in Los Angeles...

Not really risky.

[Brother Buzz]

23. Yes, unlike SF's Candlestick park during the Loma Prieta earthquake

The official had to tell the fans to go home; cranks opened up, but I understand they were mostly superficial.

[Initech]

11. Pfff... it's merely a scratch!

[redstateblues]

13. Play on boys

[Raine]

15. Probably better then leaving the field and causing panic

among the people in the stadium.

[maveric]

18. It's a rivalry. Play Ball.

[wasupaloopa]

19. I am on the Central Coast and we have not felt

the quakes.

We are going to the Dodger game tomorrow. The quakes are not affecting Dodger Stadium.