I was born a #Dodgers https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> fan. My grandfather became one the second the team moved to California, and so did my father (who was 11 at the time). I grew up watching games on TV with my dad. He had two daughters; I was the one that took to the sport. 1/8
While I was growing up, we went to #Dodgers https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> games when we could afford it - just me and my dad. That was the 90s, when we couldn’t make a postseason to save our lives. When I was in college, I applied for an internship with the team - and I got it. (2/8)
I told my dad, who was thrilled. A few days before I started, he died. I spent the 2006 season the happiest and saddest I& #39;d ever been. I got to walk on the field, speak daily to Vin Scully, sit in the press box during games. It was (blue) heaven. But I did it without my dad. 3/8
I& #39;ve loved this team with every fiber of my being my whole life. I was only 4 in 1988, so I don& #39;t remember their WS victory. I& #39;ve been a season ticket holder since 2017. I& #39;ve been to every Opening Day except one since 2004. I& #39;ve watched them win and lose and come SO CLOSE. 4/8
I waited for last night for 32 years. I cheered and I agonized and I hoped (and I tossed in a little bit of pessimism to protect my heart, which had been broken by the Boys in Blue so many times). When it finally happened, it was overwhelming. 5/8
I had friends on voice chat with me, who watched the Series with me even though they& #39;re not baseball fans. More jumped in when they won. I got a FaceTime call from my best friend, who stayed up on the East Coast to watch with me. @cpkelly was hugging me. It was pure bliss. 6/8
I was inundated with messages from friends and family; EVERYONE knows how much I love the #Dodgers https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">. I was surrounded by love last night, and it was indescribably wonderful...but I wish my dad was here to share it with me. I LOVE this team. They deserve this. They earned this. 7/8
I woke up this morning and it still doesn& #39;t feel real. But it is. We WON! We get to enjoy this glorious mountain of happiness in the middle of a terrible year. Thank you, @Dodgers, for giving us this. We needed it. I& #39;ll carry last night in my heart forever. #GoBlue 8/8
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