Entries tagged 'Los Angeles Dodgers'

I will admit that I have come very late to being a Dodgers fan. We bought tickets for Filipino Night in 2024, got some snazzy jerseys, ate some great food, enjoyed the beautiful stadium and views, and had fun. We went to the parade in downtown when they won the World Series. We bought hats. This season, I found that a subscription to Spectrum SportsNet LA was included with our internet and mobile service, so we started watching every game. We attended three games in person this year: Filipino Night, Hawaiian Shirt Night, and Hello Kitty Night. (Yes, fun swag is part of the appeal.)

I wasn’t a baseball fan before this. I think I attended a Twins game or two back when they played in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. I played T-ball and Little League when I was that age.

I am not obsessive (yet?) but I am on the edge of my seat most nights now, yelling at Blake Treinen trying his hardest to blow every hard-fought the impressive starting lineup has handed off to the bullpen. Ecstatic that Roki Sasaki looks great coming off the IL. I can’t wait to watch the playoffs (although I’ll have to figure out what we need to subscribe to in order to watch them), and even more I can’t wait to follow the full season next year and figure out how often we can get to see them in person.

A big appeal to me is that the love for the Dodgers in Los Angeles is real and widespread, even if the team has a complicated history and present. Dodgers gear is ubiquitous. Little Tokyo could be renamed Ohtani Town and I don’t think anyone there would object.