PHOENIX – In back-to-back seasons, the Arizona Diamondbacks fans have to endure watching the Fall Classic with their rival, the Los Angeles Dodgers, being a part of it.
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Fans cheer in the stands during a Father’s Day game between Arizona and the San Diego Padres at Chase Field on June 15, 2025. © Joe Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
For Arizona fans, this World Series isn’t just about who wins; it’s about what winning means. Whether Los Angeles repeats or not, the debate they spark could shape how the next generation of fans view loyalty, parity, and hope.
D-Backs fans on the Dodgers 2025 World Series appearance:
The #DBacks spend the 5th highest % of their revenue in the MLB. Just need about $3B more to compete with the Dodgers now
— Goldschmidt Happened (@GoldyHappens) October 18, 2025
Dbacks broke the dodgers in 23 and made them send this type of money
— wildcatbrian (@BrianYoke) October 18, 2025
I don’t to defend the dodgers but, at the same time. It’s not their fault that most players are consistent. The dbacks had plenty of chances to close games out. 7-6 vs the dodgers is good considering their roster. Dbacks love a manager with 2 playoff appearance in 9 seasons
— AzlittleAz (@Azlittleaz) October 18, 2025
I just don’t know how anyone can compete. No one wants to play for any other team besides the Dodgers. Corbin Burnes wanted to play for the DBacks and the DBacks spent the most they ever have to make it happen. I think other owners are trying, it’s just an unfair playing field.…
— Tony Bustillo (@tonybustillo) October 20, 2025
A cap and floor doesn’t help the Dbacks with the Dodgers. They’re richer, would allocate the money to other spots like international scouting, coaching, analytics, things to stand out to free agents. Just gotta stay healthy next year and fight on the field
— Graig (@stateofbaseball) October 21, 2025
When the Dodgers clinched another World Series berth, the desert sighed heavily. Fans of the D-Backs reacted in waves as some were defiant, and others were just tired of seeing the same shade of blue in late October.
Los Angeles pitcher Shohei Ohtani (17) throws to Arizona in the first inning at Chase Field in Phoenix on Sept. 23, 2025. © Rob Schumacher / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
It also brings up the conversation of the belief that the system itself is tilted. The Dodgers’ payroll and how they are fielding a lineup that reads like an All-Star ballot have become a big talking point and problem across the league. Yet in 2023, the young D-Backs core stunned them, proving chemistry can still compete with cash.
Los Angeles infielder Mookie Betts (50) attempts the double play, throwing the ball over Arizona baserunner Ketel Marte (4) at Chase Field in Phoenix, on Sept. 24, 2025. © Joe Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
But now, as Los Angeles chases back-to-back titles, emotions are complicated. Some D-Backs fans quietly admire their consistency. Others scroll through payroll charts, using numbers as protest signs. From a national lens, this conversation cuts deeper than their rivalry, it touches on baseball’s soul and the question of: should success in the MLB be bought or built?
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Reporter Benjamin Bliklen covers the Arizona Diamondbacks, Phoenix Suns, and Arizona Cardinals for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on his X account, @BenBliklen
