Dodgers: Patience is Paying Off for the Dodgers

“Century Boulevard (we love it)

Victory Boulevard (we love it)

Santa Monica Boulevard (we love it)

Sixth Street (we love it, we love it)

We love L.A.” — Randy Newman

If you’re a fan of a team based in Los Angeles (and if you’re reading this I think it’s a reasonable assumption that you’re a Dodger fan) then the odds are that you’re as enthralled with Newman’s anthem “I Love L.A.” as most other cities’ fans seem to be with the fairly obnoxious chant of “Beat L.A!”

And there is a certain amount of pride one has when chanting those lyrics during a ball game, or when making one’s way down Century Boulevard, or Sixth Street, or riding down Imperial Highway and hearing them on the radio, feeling civic…