re: #378 KGxvi

It’s more like the Lakers-Clippers. Though it changed a bit after 2002.

I remember going to freeway series games (even before interleague play) and the Dodger fans at Angel Stadium would drown out Angel fans during take me out to the ballgame.

After the Angels won they had a lot of pink hat fans that ended up staying on. But it’s very regional. You won’t find Angel fans in LA proper, mostly in Orange County or right on the border of the counties. But you’ll still find Dodger fans in Orange County. (Which is similar to the Kings and Ducks dynamic as well)

The Clippers don’t really have a fan base, the Lakers own everything that makes up the LA market.

I’ve not figured out the Rams and Chargers fan bases yet. The Rams at least had a history here to draw on, but 20 years is a long time - especially in a town with this many transplants. The Chargers have a decent fan base in Orange County, but not many of them seem interested in driving to Carson for games.

I’m honestly shocked the Bolts have a fanbase at all. Especially since it’s no more willing to drive to Inglewood next year according to the abysmal PSL sales. The stupidest thing whichever-Spanos-was-in-charge ever did was exercise the right-of-first-refusal that the NFL allowed them to have in order to block the Raiders from LA, and Stan Kroenke will thank them until the end of time because the Raiders have the strongest fanbase in Southern California to this day according to most surveys. Not sure where the Chargers could have gone, but the move to LA makes them the number one most likely candidate to become the NFL London Monarchs.

Which in turn will grievously wound the AFC West, which will no longer be the only division with the exact same membership in the present day as in 1960.