‘Start the party, Los Angeles!’ Joe Davis called Dodgers’ remarkable World Series victory for Fox

On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Dodgers won their eighth World Series overall, their first since 2020, and their third since 1988. They did that in a 7-6 Game 5 victory over the New York Yankees, giving them a 4-1 series win. Here’s how No. 1 MLB on Fox play-by-play voice Joe Davis (also the Dodgers’ local TV announcer) called that on that network:

THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS WIN THE 2024 WORLD SERIES!

Joe Davis — who is also the Dodgers TV play-by-play voice — with the title-winning call for Fox. ⚾️🏆📺🎙️ #MLB #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/bbwotESHUD

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) October 31, 2024

There, Davis says “Start the party, Los Angeles! Your Dodgers have won the World Series!” He then drops out for native sounds from the stadium and the Dodgers’ celebration.

This came after a remarkable game. The Yankees took a 5-0 lead early, and that made this an unprecedented comeback:

Tuck this away now that we are tied, per @ESPNStatsInfo: Teams trailing by 5+ runs in the World Series are 6-227 entering today. With a chance to be eliminated, teams are 0-35 in that scenario.

— Jesse Rogers (@JesseRogersESPN) October 31, 2024

But that happened largely thanks to Yankees’ blunders. And that especially was true in the top of the fifth, where everything went wrong for New York. That included a situation where center fielder Aaron Judge dropped a fly, then pitcher Gerrit Cole didn’t cover first, then Judge misplayed a fly off the wall, leading to a five-run inning. And Davis sounded off on the Cole misstep in particular:

“NOBODY AT FIRST! INCREDIBLE! ATROCIOUS DEFENSE FROM THE YANKEES LEADING DIRECTLY TO A DODGER RUN IN THE FIFTH!” – Joe Davis on the Dodgers-Yankees Game 5 call for Fox ⚾️🎙️ #WorldSeries #MLB pic.twitter.com/tY2uvtzNsW https://t.co/WmXUlA4lTa

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) October 31, 2024

Ahead of the game Wednesday, Davis appeared on FS1’s First Things First to discuss his calls. There, he discussed his preparation, and how that set him up for his Kirk Gibson-referencing call in Game 1. And he said he thinks it’s crucial to do some of that advance preparation:

“You don’t want to script it, because I think then it’s going to sound scripted. But anybody who who tells you ‘It just comes to me,’ they’re either brilliant or they’re lying. For me, I can’t just properly do my job and capture these moments, just having it come to me in that moment.”

So this one probably came from some preparation as well. But it certainly worked as a memorable call to cap off a memorable World Series.