A “Golden Era of Dodgers Baseball”

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Dodgers win!

Dodgers players huddle together after winning the World Series after Game 5 against the Yankees in New York City on Wednesday night.

(Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

The Los Angeles Dodgers rallied from an early five-run deficit to beat the Yankees 7-6 on Wednesday night and secure their first full-season championship since 1988. It is the eighth championship in franchise history.

The Dodgers dominated their East Coast rivals in the first three games of the series, scoring a total of 14 runs compared to the Yankees' seven runs.

In Game 4, the Yankees finally came to life, scoring 11 runs to avoid a sweep. But they couldn't hold on to their five-run lead Wednesday night and were demolished “pinstripe by pinstripe,” columnist Bill Plaschke wrote.

Fans on Whittier Boulevard in East Los Angeles celebrate the Dodgers' World Series victory on Wednesday night.

(Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times)

LA erupted in cheers

LA Times reporters flocked across the region to capture the celebrations. This is what they found:

Neighbors banged pots and pans on their porches as a chorus of fireworks, cheers and sirens rang out across Highland Park. The sheer fireworks display throughout the city was comparable to the 4th of July. Fans gathered on the streets near LA Live in downtown Los Angeles, dancing, setting off fireworks and chanting. Shortly after the game, police began clearing them from the intersection.

“Tonight we showed the world that Los Angeles is made of CHAMPIONS,” said LA Mayor Karen Bass tweeted.

“This was the greatest team in Los Angeles Dodgers history, having the greatest postseason in Dodgers history and cementing the greatest Dodgers dynasty,” columnist Bill Plaschke wrote.

The Dodgers cemented a “golden era” for the franchise

Securing the Fall Classic capped a whirlwind, historic season for the Dodgers, driven in large part by Shohei Ohtani, whose arrival energized the fan base and could usher in a new era for the ballclub.

“This Dodgers team always seemed destined to reach the mountaintop,” LA Times Dodgers victory reporter Jack Harris wrote Wednesday night. “They made sure of that over the winter when a squad already led by former MVP winners Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman was supplemented by the additions of Ohtani, Japanese star pitcher Yoshnibu Yamamoto, expected star Tyler Glasnow and the experienced Outfielder Teoscar Hernández was reinforced; and the re-signing of the franchise’s most important figure from recent history, future Hall of Fame pitcher Clayton Kershaw.”

Victory parade! The celebration continues Friday

The city has already set a date for the victory parade: Friday.

The Dodgers haven't marched through Los Angeles since 1988. They won the 2020 World Series, but public health concerns related to the pandemic prevented a parade.

Here's more World Series coverage from the Times' reliable Dodger coverage bullpen:

Today's top stories

(Los Angeles Times photo illustration; photos by Joe Raedle/Getty Images, AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

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For your time out

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A question for you: What is your favorite California location in a horror film?

California is home to many famous horror movie locations and we wanted to know which ones are your favorites.

Cindy Compert writes: “One important filming location you forgot to mention is the Hermosa Beach Community Center, where the prom scenes from 'Carrie' were filmed. Last week the city even showed the film at the community center! I happened to take a photo of the marquee. See below.”

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And finally… from our archives

The psychological thriller “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” was released in the United States on October 31, 1962. Times film critic Philip K. Scheuer made the film and wrote that stars Bette Davis and Joan Crawford were “grotesque caricatures of themselves.”

But perhaps that's why the film continues to captivate viewers. Behind the scenes, Davis and Crawford had a bitter rivalry that decades later would inspire the FX series Feud: Bette and Joan.

Have a great day, the Essential California team

Ryan Fonseca, reporter
Defne Karabatur, buddy
Andrew Campa, Sunday reporter
Hunter Clauss, multiplatform editor
Christian Orozco, deputy editor
Stephanie Chavez, Metro deputy editor
Karim Doumar, Head of Newsletter

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