I'm beside myself. In this city (and it has been this way since 1962) if the Yankee's win a championship or even an ALCS, fans and the city get excited. When the Mets win a division or even make the playoffs the city gets crazy. If the Mets just make the WS it's indescribable. This city and Yankee fans have a much higher expectancy level. After all, if the Yanks need a first baseman they just go out and buy it, usually the best. If the Yanks don't win the WS the fans go into depression. If the Mets make the WS (winning is just a bonus) the city and the fans go into a kind of hysteria that is far more special. Just look at the reaction this city is having and the Mets are merely Wild Card contenders! I'll never forget the first time the Mets won their division during that magical 1969. Nearly the entire crowd in the stadium stayed after the game, 45,000 people, for 25 minutes chanting "Let's Go Mets'. I still tear up. That's a Mets fan.
It’s getting crazy out here (L.A.) too. The Dodgers are 36 games above .500 and leading their division by 17 games, the biggest lead in MLB. You can imagine the level of excitement,expectation, and anticipation among Dodger fans.
They expect to win it all this year. Anything less would be uncivilized and unacceptable. It’s been 31 years (1988) since they won a World Series.
I understand that it is perceived by some that the Yankees feel “entitled”, and that THEY own the city much like the Dodgers and Lakers do here. The Angels and Clippers have been irrelevant for so long, that sometimes we forget they’re here.
However some folks around here think that may change soon. Homeboys Kawhi Leonard and Paul George (both from the L.A. metropolitan area) & the rest of the Clippers (
Steve Ballmer) are now poised to take over the city.
LeBron and the Lakers (who have owned LA since their arrival from Minneapolis in 1960), may not be able to do anything about it. The hottest ticket in town will be the 5-6 times they play each other at the Staples Center.
In 2024, the Clippers are scheduled to move into their new state of the art 18,500 seat, privately financed arena which will be located directly across the street from the the Ram's new complex in Inglewood, that's scheduled to open next year.
Superbowl LVI will be played there in Feb 2022.
Staples Center is the only arena in the NBA that is the home court for
two teams. LA is a city with lots of 2’s.
2 Basketball teams - 2 Baseball teams - 2 Football teams and 2 Hockey teams (Kings/Ducks)
We love our basketball here. The Sparks do very well at home. Over 10,000 fans were in attendance Thursday night vs Phoenix. Should be that many or more tomorrow vs Chicago. I’ll be there. The Sky knocked off the Aces yesterday in Las Vegas 87-84. Try as they might, they won’t beat the Sparks, winners of 10 of their last 12, and 4 in-a-row.