'BACK-TO-BACK, BABY!' DODGERS PUT REIGN ON PARADE

Thousands fill downtown Los Angeles to celebrate dramatic run to another title

- Christopher Buchanan, Jack Flemming, Daniel Miller and Grace Toohey

DODGERS MANAGER Dave Roberts hoists the Commissioner's Trophy as the bus navigates the crowd.

ERIC THAYER Los Angeles Times

Downtown Los Angeles was transformed into a sea of Dodger blue and white Monday, as thousands of fans from across Southern California filled the streets to get a glimpse of the back-to-back World Series champs.

Crowds at Metro stations and around downtown broke out into spontaneous “Go Dodgers” cheers and chants while fans awaited the team’s celebratory parade before a rally at Dodger Stadium, capping off the team's World Series run with a dramatic Game 7 finisher.

Fans lined staircases, scaled streetlights, packed freeway overpasses and crammed into balconies along the parade route, in hopes of a better view of the dynasty-making Dodgers, who secured baseball’s most coveted title with a star-studded lineup that hailed from around the globe - similar to the city of immigrants it represents.

Some said they arrived before sunrise to secure prime parade-route seats. Parents joked about cases of the “Dodger flu” allowing their school-age children to join in the historic day. Angelenos from all walks of life danced and cheered as stereos and car speakers blasted Kendrick Lamar, Ice Cube, Nate Dogg and, of course, Randy Newman's “I Love L.A.”

"Back-to-back, baby!" a teenager shouted over the chorus of vuvuzelas and music.