Los Angeles Dodgers Adult Baseball Camp Dodgertown, VERO BEACH, FL - If you are ready to live out those childhood dreams, this is for you.   We call it "Fantasy Camp."  But you will call it a vacation for the record books. Where else can you find a staff of former Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodger greats who will put you through training during the day, and entertain you at night. Obviously nowhere but the Los Angeles Dodger Adult Baseball Camp. Take home a lifetime of memories. - - Click here to go to the Dodger Camp online application. If you complete the online application or download the Word doc or PDF file, please fill in the Dodgertown West website as the referring source. LADABC Online Application. - - READ MORE ABOUT CAMP Dodger Fantasy Camp, An Experience of A Lifetime You've heard a lot about fantasy camp . . . about the instructors, the instruction, the games and the campers. But what should you really expect as a first time camper? Why not take a moment and read about one camper's experience. Since this article first appeared on the L.A. Dodgers site, Fantasy Camp personnel have been told that this journal of the week has been the foundation for many subsequent camp experiences. If you have or had a similar experience, let us know. E-mail your comments to webmaster. . . .READ ONE CAMPER'S EXPERIENCE Stars Reunite At Dodgers Camp VERO BEACH, Fla -- When the Los Angeles Dodgers host their twice-yearly Adult Baseball Camps at Dodgertown, as they are doing this week, several reunions take place. There's reunions among the many campers who keep coming back year after year. But it's also reunion time for the instructors, comprised of Dodger stars of the past. It's an opportunity for old teammates and friends to get together. For example, five members of the famed Brooklyn Dodgers' "Boys of Summer" are back as instructors for yet another camp. Hall of Fame outfielder Duke Snider, the Dodger franchise leader in home runs and RBI, and pitcher Carl Erskine, who tossed a pair of no-hitters for Brooklyn, are each attending their 36th camp. Two other pitching standouts, Ralph Branca and Clem Labine, have now instructed at 35 camps apiece and another Brooklyn pitching ace Preacher Roe returns for a second straight November camp after being away for seven years. He has been to 21 Dodgers Adult Camps. Also on this fall's staff of instructors are three members of the Dodgers' 1981 World Championship club, outfielder Rick Monday, who clouted the pennant-winning homer that put the Dodgers into the Fall Classic, pitcher Jerry Reuss, who won Game 5 of the World Series against the New York Yankees, and outfielder Reggie Smith, one of the most prolific switch-hitters in the game's history. And, as the Dodgers Adult Camp celebrates its 20th anniversary, four instructors who were there for that inaugural camp in October, 1983 are enjoying a reunion of their own. They are Tommy Davis, Lou Johnson, Wes Parker and Maury Wills, all members of stellar Dodger teams of the 1960s. Davis and Wills were teammates on the 1963 club that posted an improbable sweep of the New York Yankees to win the World Series. Parker joined them in 1964. "Sweet Lou" Johnson came to the club in 1965, taking over in the outfield for an injured Tommy Davis in May and helping to spark the Dodgers to another World title. One year later, the quartet was part of a Dodger squad that won its third National League pennant in four years. Although the four have still seen each other often over the years, whether it be as members of the team's Speakers Bureau or at other functions or just to play golf, they all admit that having the chance to be together again and wearing the Dodger uniform they once wore so proudly as players is especially gratifying. "It's a good feeling, not only to see them, but to see them healthy," said Wills, the Dodgers' all-time leader with 490 stolen bases and the first player in modern Major League history to reach the 100 plateau in steals when he swiped 104 bases during his National League MVP season of 1962. "I have a lot of compassion for how my former teammates are doing. I'm happy that I'm able to see these guys and see that they're doing well." It's also somewhat bittersweet for the 71-year-old former all-star shortstop. "When I see these guys, I think of all the great things we accomplished together. There was no better baseball played in any other era than the time we played," Wills said. "But then I think of the guys who were right there with us who have passed on, Johnny Roseboro, Don Drysdale, Jim Gilliam, people who meant so much to us." Davis won back-to-back National League batting titles in 1962 and 1963. In 1962, when he hit .346, he set a franchise mark with an astounding 153 RBI. He played with the Dodgers for the first eight of his 18 big league seasons. As a native of Brooklyn, he believes he was born to be a Dodger, so that feeling makes his presence at the camp even more meaningful to him. "It's always nice to see the guys I played with. I love Maury. We had some great teams because we had guys who were specialists in their field and we all did our specific jobs, which put together made us win a lot of games," Davis said. "Maury got on base, stole bases, He was the catalyst. Everyone else followed suit and did what they did best. "Anytime I look at one of these guys something special comes out, a certain memory. There's a lot of great memories. "Being back in uniform with them is great, but being in uniform with guys like Duke Snider, Erskine, Labine, the guys from Brooklyn, now for me that's very special," said Davis, who signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers but made his Major League debut in 1959 after the team moved west. "I wanted be a baseball player and I wanted to be a Brooklyn Dodger. I'm fortunate that I was able to be what I wanted to be. To think I was very close to signing with the Yankees." Johnson is back for his eighth camp, but his first since February 1994. "It's so wonderful to be back," said Johnson, who clubbed a pair of home runs in the 1965 World Series against the Minnesota Twins, including the go-ahead shot in the decisive Game 7. "To be together again with these guys in uniform brings back a lot of memories, precious ones that only we can share with other and truly reflect. "What's nice is that we can also share stories with the campers and keep that Dodger tradition alive, something that is so important to those of us who are a part of it. I was a Dodger for just three seasons, but I learned what family was all about. We embraced each other as a unit. I get that sense of family here at the camp with all of coming together. "I remember after that first camp we all shook our heads, said this was fun, but weren't sure if it would last," Johnson recalls. "Now 20 years later it's strong as ever. I'm happy to be a part of it." Parker's nine-year Dodger career was highlighted by his stellar defensive play at first base, which netted him six straight Gold Glove awards from 1967-72. He was a steady contributor offensively as well and remains the only Los Angeles Dodger to hit for the cycle, a feat he accomplished in 1970. "When I think of those Dodger teams I played on, I think of how much fun we used to have. We worked very hard, but we had fun," Parker said. This is Parker's 12th Dodgers Camp as an instructor and although he enjoys being part of a staff that includes ex-teammates and other former Dodger stars he looked up to growing up, he welcomes the opportunity to return to Vero Beach." "Really it's the community that brings me back," Parker said. "When my career was over, coming to Florida and Dodgertown each spring is something I truly missed. The people embraced us. The interaction with the fans, the citizens of Vero Beach was just great. "Coming to these camps I guess I have a chance to recapture my youth. Baseball was such a big part of life. I miss it. So to be able to come here and be immersed in baseball for a week and be around people who love it as much as I do is really nice." For information about the next Camp, call 1-800-334-PLAY, or click here and go directly to the LADABC Online Camp Application. But remember to tell them that you were referred by the Dodgertown West website.