The Best Dodgers Reactions and Interviews After Clinching The NL West
The Dodgers are now National League West champs for the 5th straight year in a row! After a long, and recently very bumpy, 154 games, Los Angeles has finally taken the crown and can focus on the next road: The postseason.
Relive last night’s incredible last moments below:
These @Dodgers are dominant. #Clinched pic.twitter.com/nEzJVYLG5T
— MLB (@MLB) September 23, 2017
There were so many amazing post-game interviews and moments in the champagne-drenched locker room. However, the best speech undoubtedly goes to Kenley Jansen!
Listen for yourself:
we're desperate for that ?… #step1 let's get it right @Dodgers #postseason pic.twitter.com/BNqU6DVHFy
— Kenley Jansen (@kenleyjansen74) September 23, 2017
As far as dance moves go, it’s no surprise that Yasiel Puig makes this list! But the moves that might shock you are from the ace, Clayton Kershaw. Who knew that he could move his hips like that?
.@YasielPuig and @alannarizzo show us their dance moves. ?? pic.twitter.com/w9ICUbbZ60
— SportsNet LA (@SportsNetLA) September 23, 2017
.@YasielPuig has all the moves. ? pic.twitter.com/Ai9jPXSLWJ
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) September 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/walktheluna/status/911462737091235841
There were a ton of amazing quotes, pictures, and videos to come from Friday night’s festivities! From Cody Bellinger with fireworks going off in the background, to Tommy Lasorda joining in on the fun for his 90th birthday!
Enjoy all of them below:
Walker Buehler, on celebrating a division, to @alannarizzo: "I was doing this in Low-A last year. I think we had hard apple cider there."
— Eric Stephen (@ericstephen) September 23, 2017
Clayton Kershaw tells @abc7ashley, "You're soft if you wear goggles. You gotta go no goggles. You gotta let it burn." pic.twitter.com/r6ZneAUf4V
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) September 23, 2017
Turn. Up. ? #LetsGoDodgers pic.twitter.com/N2VXahXqzY
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) September 23, 2017
In the clubhouse, one champagne-drenched chap is wearing a hat that says, "Juan Uribe."
— J.P. Hoornstra (@jphoornstra) September 23, 2017
Tommy Lasorda enjoying some champagne after the Dodgers beat the Giants to win the NL West on his 90th birthday. pic.twitter.com/NyQR4XIC0T
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) September 23, 2017
Dave Roberts on Kenley Jansen, to @alannarizzo: "I love the big fella. California Love is my favorite song."
— Eric Stephen (@ericstephen) September 23, 2017
There are a lot of negative fans out there that felt like the Dodgers shouldn’t be celebrating since they have been losing quite a bit as of late; however, I couldn’t disagree more. The MLB season is long, and for a good majority of it, the Dodgers were the best team in baseball. They earned this division championship and deserve to celebrate!
Other might say that they shouldn’t celebrate because it’s already the 5th year in a row winning the division. Well, it’s the first time for so many players on that team, such as arguably the team’s MVP, Cody Bellinger!
Should they be content with just this? Absolutely not, and Jansen made it very clear that this was just step one. Just sit back, enjoy the rest of the season, and get ready for a wild ride in October!
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