It was one of the few times these two storied ball clubs shared something in common that fans from both sides of this great baseball rivalry could be proud of. The San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers officially had the last two privately funded stadiums in the league.
Pacific Bell Park was at last open for some major league baseball on April 11, 2000. Candlestick, with all its charm, was left to history; San Francisco could enter the new century with the most beautiful home $319 million could buy. Thanks to some string-pulling courtesy of then-Giants owner Peter Magowan, the day was not only a new chapter in the team’s history but also a new chapter in this interstate feud.