CHICAGO — After earning their first trip to the World Series in 29 years on Thursday night with a dismantling of the Chicago Cubs, the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated modestly until they headed off the field.
And the real merriment could not begin until Enrique Hernandez, a utility player who had just blasted three home runs in the Dodgers’ 11-1 victory at Wrigley Field, led the rallying cry. So with Clayton Kershaw by his side, the always-animated Hernandez announced the Dodgers’ World Series arrival with a few expletives, proclaimed they had four more wins to go to claim a championship, and started the joyful spraying of beer and Champagne.