For the first time in the lifetime of Diamond Bar High School students, the Los Angeles Dodgers made an appearance in the World Series, playing in one of the most exciting seven game series in recent times.

The Dodgers took on the Houston Astros in what many have already called a World Series classic as the  lead  went back in forth during  some of the most intense playoff games in  years. Though the Dodgers lost the series, 4-3, many students were emphatic  about their excitement that their Dodgers were in the postseason finale.

“I can’t believed it happened. I finally got to see my team in the World Series,” junior Perry Wang said.

Faculty members were equally thriller about the  series, including lifelong fan GLC Marc Natividad, who sported Dodgers gear multiple times on campus.

“I could remember back to when they won it in 1988. I remember being with my dad and watching the game with a lot of excitement. I was nine-years old when I saw that World Series,” Natividad said. “I remember the huge moments from the game.”

Each game had a different story to tell. From Game 1’s battle of the pitchers between the Dodgers best player Clayton Kershaw and the Astros’ ace Dallas Keuchel to Dodgers pitcher Alex Wood throwing a no-hitter for the majority of his outing, everyone had a different moment they remembered vividly. Both Natividad and Wang thought Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson’s three-run home run in Game 4 was the most memorable play.

Game 2, especially,  had one of the craziest finishes in recent memories with six home runs in the ninth, tenth and eleventh innings. Senior Jeremy Kim had the good fortune to attend that game.  

“We knew how privileged [we were]  because my brother was a huge baseball geek. Everyone there was totally into it and excited to be there. You could tell how different it was from normal games,” Kim said. “Whenever we were on top or having our top hitters come up, everyone would go insane. People were saying the stadium looked like it was shaking.”

Kim was so ecstatic at the game that he hugged a stranger that he had never seen before.

“I hugged a random man while at the World Series because we were so excited and celebrated at the fact that dingers were being hit, runs were happening and things were going our way,” Kim said.

Even though the Dodgers had lost that game, 7-6, Kim called it the “greatest game he had ever been to.” The series itself was not a disappointment, other than the fact the Dodgers had lost a great matchup against a stacked Astros team.

“It was really an endurance game. The Dodgers were so eager to win, but they were tiring out against the Astros. Still, it was the greatest World Series I have seen,” Kim said.