If Los Angeles is appearing a bit of superstitious this week, blame it on the Dodgers.
For a lot of die-hard followers, it’s merely not sufficient to pay upward of a $1,000 for an evening at Dodger Stadium, to fly the True Blue flag in your automotive and at your house, to decorate your canine like a member of the beginning lineup.
For the common season, possibly. However that is the World Collection, and that requires excessive measures.
So that they put on the identical unwashed Dodgers shirt every sport. Eat the identical meal each evening. Sit in the identical chair all the time (even when the sport lasts greater than six hours). Praying to a Dodgers’ alter that includes a Vin Scully bobblehead, a 1953 World Collection program and a photograph of Jackie Robinson signing his first contract.
There may be that sure hat. That sure music. That sure bar. A fortunate spoon. Each bit helps, proper?
For Altadena resident Tom Horner, it was a votive candle that was not allowed to exit throughout Monday evening’s marathon sport.
“This candle is the candle they got after the magic of Freddie Freeman winning the World Series,” Horner instructed The Instances, referring to Freeman’s extra-inning grand slam final yr to take Recreation 1 in opposition to the New York Yankees.
Horner didn’t get house till the third inning however the candle was already lighted and the Dodgers had a lead. He stated he made certain it stayed lighted till the top, when Freeman hit one other walk-off house run.
He stated he can’t verify the candle’s efficiency in making certain the win, however different followers, reminiscent of Javier Chavarin of Fremont, assume they’re doing the trick.
In a word to The Instances asking followers about their superstitions to assist the Dodgers win, Chavarin stated that his pet is a key participant for the boys in blue.
“Every time the opposing team has a runner at third base and less than two outs, I take my dog outside to pee,” Chavarin wrote. “I started doing this last year and believe it or not over half the time the opposing team does not score.”
Bernard Ohanian, a resident of Washington, D.C., stated his ritual to assist the Dodgers win is to keep away from them altogether.
If he watches a reside sport, expertise tells him the Dodgers will lose and he can’t take that danger. That made him one of many few followers to sleep soundly Monday evening.
On Tuesday morning, he stated he rolled over in mattress, took a deep breath and reached for his telephone — confirming the victory. He then spent the remainder of the morning catching up on all the main points he missed.
The final time he noticed a sport in individual was Recreation 7 of the 1988 Nationwide League Championship Collection in opposition to the New York Mets.
“Fortunately Orel was so good that year that he overcame the significant disadvantage of my being in the stadium,” he stated.
Within the part beneath, hear from Dodgers followers in their very own phrases (edited for size and readability) how they struggle carry good luck to the crew as they attempt to develop into the primary to win again to again World Collection championships in 25 years. Submissions may be made right here.
Fortunate Sandok
It’s known as a Fortunate Sandok in Filipino language. Which is a Fortunate Ladle, or spoon. In Recreation 5 of the 2024 World Collection, my household and I watched from an Airbnb in San Diego. Geritt Cole was throwing his no hitter. Determined, I grabbed a plastic ladle from the kitchen to alter the mojo. Kike Hernández will get a single to interrupt the “no-no”. Perhaps we’re onto one thing. Ultimately the well-known Prime of the Fifth rally happens and Dodgers win the World Collection. I contemplated deeply about taking this clearly Fortunate Sandok merchandise house. However determined to not. Nonetheless, a Fortunate Sandok is now our household’s official Dodgers fortunate merchandise.
Gabriel Santos – West Covina, CA
4-step processSame Dodgers Jersey each sport.Don’t transfer seat or sofa place after their the Dodgers rating first or take the lead.Similar meal after a win via the following sport.Take heed to Vinny say it’s time for Dodgers baseball.
Brian Grossman – Henderson, NV
Candlelight Freeman
The Freddie Freeman candle burns each sport.
Tom Horner – Altadena, CA
Sporting two Shohei Ohtani jerseys
I turned a fan of the Dodgers as a result of I used to be on the Angels Little League baseball crew and I used to be quantity 5 that made me a Freddie Freeman fan so I additionally turned a dodger fan too. I’ve been carrying my two Shohei jerseys daily for the reason that postseason began. I’m 10 years outdated and reside in Michigan however the Dodgers are my favourite crew. My dream is to see a sport in Dodgers Stadium.
Henry McLaughlin – Ann Arbor, MI
Previous trustworthy Dodgers cap
In 2024 I wore the identical hat daily till the Dodgers gained the World Collection. This yr, throughout the playoffs as an alternative of carrying my shiny new 2024 World Champion Dodger hat, I wore the identical hat from 2024 daily even at a piece convention.
Derek Phillips – Pasadena, CA
Rallying with a transparent bag
I had purchased a transparent plastic Dodgers backpack to take with me to Dodger video games. At house, I put on it as a rally cap throughout the video games when the rallies are wanted by the Dodgers to win. It really works! More often than not.
Florentine Leon – Redondo Seashore, CA
Memorabilia altar
I put on a Dodger’s hat that my brother introduced again from Japan final yr. My brother has an “altar” that includes a Vin Scully bobblehead, a 1953 World Collection program and a photograph of Jackie Robinson signing his first contract amongst different objects. His spouse, Diane, added a buddha after Recreation 1 which appears to have labored. My brother and I have been born in Brooklyn and are lifelong Dodger followers. Go Blue!
Micheal Kaiser – Northridge, CA
An unwashed shirt is proof of wins and losses
I at all times put on a Dodgers shirt after I watch them and I alter them up infrequently. At all times blue! Clayton Kershaw when he’s pitching or Sandy Koufax for further mojo. I placed on a shirt with the Dodgers emblem, which says “Dodger Baseball” (makes me consider Vinnie) for the primary Phillies sport. They gained so I wore it once more, unwashed for Recreation 2. They gained. I needed to go someplace for Recreation 3 and didn’t put on it. We misplaced. I wore it once more the following day and we gained the sequence. For the Brewers, I wore it in all of the video games and we swept. With Toronto, I couldn’t put on it for the primary sport as I used to be doing an occasion they usually misplaced. Again on for video games 2 and three for wins. 9-0 after I put on the identical shirt; 0-2 after I don’t. Appears fairly apparent to me!
Randy Bertao – Los Gatos, CA
Dinosaur onesie luck
Dodgers have been undefeated when my 6 month outdated wore a Dodgers onesie, till sport 1 of the World Collection. So we switched it up and now Dodgers are undefeated when he wears dinosaur prints!
Mandy B. – Pasadena, CA
Cookie the Rabbit. I imply if a rabbit’s foot is fortunate, a rabbit with all 4 toes nonetheless hooked up must be 4x the luck, proper? He tends to come back out of the rabbit pen in rally conditions or when the pitchers get right into a jam. He’s a candy outdated man now, blind and a bit of wobbly, however over the past ten years he’s achieved good within the luck division. And he’s fairly good firm for sport watching.
David Clausen – Los Angeles, CA
On the sofa, Malinois on my lap, huge cat on the ground, my naked foot prolonged. my husband switches up the foot rub to maintain the vitality up or swap it up! Proper foot, then left foot, as a result of you understand the vitality must maintain flowing to maintain the sport going!
Samantha Weaver – Los Angeles, CA
Can’t contact Dodger blue
I’ve quite a few Dodger shirts, jerseys, caps and so forth. Except I’m attending a Dodgers sport on the stadium on sport day I can’t contact something Dodger not even Dodger blue.
Richard Loa – Palmdale, CA
L.A. bands have the juice
I hearken to my all time Los Angeles bands non cease throughout video games to carry all of the LA love: Los Lobos, X, the Doorways, the Go-Gos, and so forth.
Georgia Wade – Davis, CA
Fortunate veteran’s customized T-shirt
I went on the The Value is Proper in June of 2023. Like many can be contestants I made a customized shirt that featured a photograph of my Military Service from Afghanistan. I discovered photographs of Bob Barker and Drew Carey in uniform and I put them on the shirt as properly. I used to be one in all 9 folks chosen to play. On the final pricing sport I made it on stage. I gained a automotive. Some say that earns you the title of sport present royalty. I now solely put on this shirt beneath an Ohtani Dodger Jersey at Dodger video games. It was luck for me thus I exploit it to switch my luck to my L.A. Dodgers. Born, raised and reside in Los Angeles.
Allan Dollison – Los Angeles, CA
Fortunate winnings World Collection shirt
In 1988, I gained the workplace pool and with my hundred greenback winnings I purchased myself a dodger hat, which is lengthy gone, and a World Collection T-shirt, which I’ve to this present day. It comes out for each postseason sport whether or not I’m watching at house or if I’m fortunate sufficient to go see the sport in individual. I’ve additionally loaned it to relations who have been attending the sport. Nonetheless in fairly good condition though apparently I did some portray sooner or later carrying it!
Mary Alice – Lakewood, CA
Rally banana shirt
I’ve a Kiké Hernandez Rally Banana shirt. I put on it ever publish season. By no means fails!
Terry Sauer – Pasadena, CA
Pup pee breaks, unhealthy luck to opposing crew
Each time the opposing crew has a runner at third base and fewer than two outs, I take me canine outdoors to pee. I began doing this final yr and consider it or not over half the time the opposing crew doesn’t rating.
Javier Chavarin – Fremont, CA
Similar chair, identical hat
I put on my dodger hat and sit in the identical chair for each dodger sport. I by no means miss a sport and by no means take my hat off.
Jim Foster – Las Vegas, NV
The profitable proof is within the jersey
Within the 2020 World Collection, each sport I wore my Dodgers jersey, we gained. The two video games I didn’t, we misplaced. I didn’t put on it for sport 1 of this sequence. However wore it for sport 2 and the 2020 championship hat. I’ll be carrying it each sport till we get that ninth ring. I grew up in Eagle Rock, so bleeding Dodgers Blue runs in my household.
Michael Leuallen – Canton, GA
