The Angels have had good reason to take pity on their young siblings. The little guys in blue have had a rough go of things over the past several decades. Meanwhile, the Angels had been to and successfully pulled off a World Series win in the last 20 years, let alone the last 30. The Dodgers were a sympathetic case with a rich history of loss and failure.
But two consecutive World Series appearances (without a ring) were getting to the little guys’ heads. At some point, you have to just establish your dominance.