Dodgers Spirit: Top Tweets Celebrating the Dodgers in First Place

The Dodgers have finally done it; they have finally seized first place! On Tuesday, the boys in blue defeated the Phillies 15-5 led by Chase Utley who homered twice! Just as important, the Pirates defeated the Giants 4-3, putting the Dodgers alone in first place for the first time since May 10th! As you can imagine, Twitter absolutely exploded with Dodger fans feeling every emotion in the book!

This is how we celebrated here at Dodgers Nation:

#FirstPlace pic.twitter.com/KVaix5Soyw

— Dodgers Nation (@DodgersNation) August 17, 2016

Giants fans right now… pic.twitter.com/wSsl7X0OPV

— Dodgers Nation (@DodgersNation) August 17, 2016

However, like I said, all of Twitter exploded following the final score of the Giants game. Here are some of the best tweets from both the media and fans!

May 11: Noah Syndergaard homers. Dodgers fall out of first place.

August 16: Noah Syndergaard homers. Dodgers climb into first place.

— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) August 17, 2016

And there you go… The @Dodgers are back where they should be. Leading the NL West!

— Brian Baumgartner (@BBBaumgartner) August 17, 2016

First. Place. Sole possession. I feel nothing but pure joy right now. To anyone who says baseball is just a game, you obviously have no idea

— Hunter Thompson (@Officialism27) August 17, 2016

All the way up. #ZeroGamesBack pic.twitter.com/x0V8UXvkN8

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 17, 2016

https://twitter.com/JodyWHL/status/765782948108967937

#Dodgers fans be like hey #Giants … pic.twitter.com/aTctCSRggH

— Elisa Hernandez (@EHernandezTV) August 17, 2016

For the first time since May 10th, the #Dodgers lead the #NLWest.

— AlaNNa Rizzo (@alannarizzo) August 17, 2016

#FirstPlace #Dodgers #NLWest @Dodgers @DodgersNation pic.twitter.com/CG0Vn0LM9Q

— Dávíd (@Dav3_AFC) August 17, 2016

Can't sleep so here is what I'm looking at!!! pic.twitter.com/wGFGWZiT1P

— Orel Hershiser (@OrelHershiser) August 17, 2016

https://twitter.com/RowdyRawbats/status/765791815878443008

https://twitter.com/rtapia24/status/765797537517301760

https://twitter.com/BBTN/status/765785578822635520

The season is far from over. There are still 44 games of baseball left to play, 9 of which are against the San Francisco Giants; however, this is a big milestone for the Dodgers. The boys in blue have had a season full of misfortune, yet have managed to keep on fighting. The job isn’t done yet, but this team has proven that they are more than just an underdog team. They are a first place team.