Alex Eats: Is updated Dodger Dog actually worth trying?

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The Dodgers have put a lot of money into their ballpark in recent years, and the results are impressive.

You can now walk the entirety of Dodger Stadium, with the left and right field bleachers connected and bustling outdoor bars sitting behind each bullpen. Fans can watch batting practice from a new patch of grass beyond the center-field wall and the concessions and concourses have been modernized. They have a Shake Shack now, and even the famous Dodger Dog has undergone changes.

The Dodgers announced earlier this year that longtime supplier Farmer John is no longer making the Dodger Dogs. The new supplier is Papa Cantella's, and the Dodger Dog remains wildly popular. According to the team's website, more than 100,000 of them were sold over the club's first 13 home games. But should they have been?

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Our Giants Insider Alex Pavlovic has always been skeptical of the quality of the hot dog, and before the Giants left town for the final time this season, he had to get a look at the new Dodger Dog. 

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