Dodgers fans took over San Diego’s Petco Park in show of dominance

All the San Diego Padres fans who fought Dodgers fans tooth and nail this weekend over whether or not their tussles count as a “real rivalry” seemingly forgot to show up to the ballpark to state their case.

All in all, despite a Saturday night misstep, the 11-4 Dodgers proved once again why they’re the class of the NL West this weekend, capturing the series with comfortable wins on both Friday (6-1) and Sunday (10-2).

Per usual, there was a blue wave in the stands that drove down en masse from Los Angeles, savoring every minute of the two hours there and back.

If the Padres would like a piece of the Dodgers-Giants rivalry, they should probably take some steps from the top down to ensure they’re given any sort of home field advantage when LA comes to town.

A quick scan of the stands on Sunday afternoon showed near-universal Dodger Blue, with the “road” crowd serving as loud wallpaper.

Dodgers fans packed San Diego’s Petco Park over the weekend.

As far as we can tell, there was one single Padres fan in the stands who chucked a beer can at Cody Bellinger, and that’s it.

Again, just an estimate, but this footage makes the number seem accurate.

Even worse for the “home crowd” Sunday (who may or may not have been in attendance)? The Padres players treated their lone victory of the weekend Saturday like a referendum on the past five years of baseball, taking team pictures in the locker room and partying it up late into the evening.

In the team photo, only ex-Dodger Matt Beaty looked nonplussed, perhaps wondering why all these shenanigans were going down following one April victory by the extra-inning skin of their teeth.

Needless to say, a blowout loss followed the Saturday night madness, to the delight of the vast majority of the fans in the stands.

Do yourself a favor. The next time Padres fans accuse Dodgers fans of being “bandwagon,” just point them to this article and show them how easily their own “fans” were shoved off the premises by invaders. That should end the conversation.

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