Dodgers vs. Giants became surreal when rain forced them to play until 5 a.m. ET
This was wonderful.
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
Some fans just couldn’t make it past the second inning — it was way past their bed time:
Around the world, people were sampling the absurdity of how late the game was going:
At 1 a.m. die-hard fans were still out and paddling around McCovey Cove:
Understandably, there were many others who couldn’t keep going anymore:
Cameras around the stadium couldn’t resist highlighting all the fans who fell asleep:
You can poke fun all you want, but it was almost 2 a.m. locally. These were the real heroes:
Finally it was all over. An 8-6 win to the Giants. No extra innings, nothing too dramatic — but that was a good thing. It was past 2 a.m., people on the East Coast were waking up, and baseball was finally over:
Weird baseball is the best.
