The Dodgers walked into a packed home stadium when their World Series parade was over, waving to an adoring crowd that viewed them as more than back-to-back champions.
They were beloved Angelenos.
Many of the players are on a first-name basis with the city, and if they aren’t, they’re identified by a nickname.
Players who were once strangers are now extended members of hundreds of thousands of families.
Ordinarily, a team as old as the Dodgers would have to consider a roster makeover.