Amanda Rykoff

@amandarykoff.bsky.social

Pro-democracy, anti-fascist rescue dog mom, baseball fan, pizza lover, and baker. Los Angeles. IG: same handle. She/her.

I’ve never been more proud. Message from a college friend who is NOT A SPORTS FAN who took her son to his first baseball game yesterday - Dodgers at Mets. And yes, it is possible to exist in this world without knowing who Shohei Ohtani is.

Meanwhile, sincerely, when some of the crowd went nuts for Ohtani l was like I know him (thanks to my Dodger knowledge from your posts)!!!!

Leaving the 11 am 70MM IMAX screening of The Odyssey at the TCL Chinese theater: Employee: “Thank you all for joining us! We ask that you all gather your belongings and make your way to the exits.” Woman walking out: “Wow. So much for Zeus’s Law!”

Sitting at the bar with new friends who are not sports or soccer fans. I explained that sports is basically just heartbreak for every single team except one across the board. Why do we do this to ourselves?

Found a spot on the street near Dodger Stadium. I knew it would be tight but I have confidence in my parallel parking skills. I parked without any issues and when I got out of the car I heard applause.