LA Collectively Takes Moment to Add Dodgers Fandom to Their Character Backstories
LOS ANGELES — In a move that left casting directors and acting coaches thoroughly impressed, the entire city of Los Angeles paused today to carefully integrate a lifelong passion for the Dodgers into their characters' backstories. The collective performance, observed city-wide, is being hailed as “method acting on a cultural scale.”
Reports indicate that Angelenos from Venice Beach to Echo Park took a moment to reminisce fondly (or at least convincingly) about “all those games” at Chavez Ravine, creating detailed memories of memorable home runs, imaginary seventh-inning stretches, and a deeply emotional connection to Vin Scully’s voice—though sources confirm many required last-minute Google searches to clarify who he actually was.
“It’s an LA thing,” said Marcus W., a graphic designer who had been a Yankees fan up until approximately noon today. Marcus reportedly spent the morning constructing his Dodger-fan origin story, which involved “vivid” recollections of summer nights spent at Dodger Stadium with his “Uncle Jerry, who’s a big Dodgers fan, obviously.” When pressed, Marcus admitted in a teary eyed confession that “Uncle Jerry would have loved to see this,” before taking a little bow and holding for applause.
Local acting coaches reportedly saw a 400% spike in requests for "accent adjustments" and "fan mannerism" workshops in the past 24 hours. "The key is subtlety," said celebrity acting coach Jasmine Fontaine, explaining that true Dodger fandom lies not in a flashy display of jerseys and caps, but in the convincing offhand remark about the team’s bullpen strategy. "It’s about slipping in a casual, 'I was at that game' without elaborating, or looking solemnly into the distance when someone mentions Kershaw."
Neighborhood bars have already taken on a cinematic atmosphere, as patrons painstakingly muttered obscure baseball terms like “slugging percentage” and “infield fly rule” with the gravitas of Shakespearean soliloquies. At one Silver Lake bar, an entire table was observed workshopping their Dodgers fan character arcs, lamenting the loss of former players they just looked up on Wikipedia.
“You just wouldn’t understand if you didn’t grow up with it,” said Sasha L., an actress who moved to LA last September and admitted to never attending a baseball game in her life. “The Dodgers are like, part of my soul. It’s… nostalgic.”
Meanwhile, a pop-up boutique offering vintage Dodger caps and "authentic" dirt from Dodger Stadium’s infield—now confirmed to be sourced from a Home Depot garden center in Pasadena—has sold out twice. Vendors report that customers have started incorporating accessories like “vintage foam fingers” and “authentically distressed” T-shirts, carefully pre-worn by a production assistant.
Local celebrities have chimed in with tips on crafting the perfect fan backstory. “It’s all about nuance,” said Ashton Beck, an actor known for his cameo appearances on CSI: Miami. “When I look up at the jumbotron, I have to feel the pain of all those years. I think about my character’s journey as a long-suffering fan who somehow can’t remember the starting lineup.”
At press time, thousands of Angelenos were reportedly rehearsing the same phrase for the city’s next Dodgers game: “Let’s go, Blue!”
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