They cheered, shouted, hugged and high-fived. Hundreds of die-hard Dodger fans watched Monday night’s World Series game from the ground seats just behind the Yankees’ dugout.
Well, almost.
Their premier base was not in the Bronx but in Cosm, Inglewood, some 3,000 miles away, where the immersive experience was strikingly similar to being at the game.
Located between SoFi Stadium and Intuit Dome, Cosm features luxurious stadium seating and an 87-foot-diameter, 12K-resolution wraparound screen, bringing the atmosphere of a scaled-down Las Vegas sphere to the newly opened venue. I’ll give it to you.
Tickets for Cosm weren’t cheap, with the highest ticket price being $434.50 each for Game 3, which sold out in about the same time it took Freddie Freeman to circle the bases.
“When you’re standing in line, you’re like, ‘Oh my God, is it worth it?'” said Erika Santiago, who arrived five hours before the doors opened at 3:30 p.m. When you come here and look at the screen, it feels like you’re playing a game. ”
The main reason for this is the unique camera angle. Cosm has its own production team that can film the event from up to 10 different angles and also provides a network feed on a virtual screen in the corner.
For example, while millions of spectators watched Freeman’s walk-off grand slam in Game 1 from the Fox angle, the Cosm crowd experienced it from the Mary Hart seats behind the bats at Dodger Stadium. . And their resulting roar may have registered on Richter’s scale.
“It was chaos,” said former NFL offensive lineman and Cosm CEO Jeb Terry. “It’s probably one of my favorite sports moments ever. That’s what the experience here is all about.”
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1. Dodgers fans watch a giant LED screen showing Game 3 of the World Series between the Dodgers and New York Yankees at Cosm Los Angeles. 2. Dodgers fans cheer while watching Game 3 of the World Series. 3. Dodgers fan Audrey Maier cheers while watching Game 3 of the World Series at Cosm. 4. Fans watch Game 3 of the World Series at Cosm. 5. Dodgers fans watch Game 3 of the World Series at Cosm. (Gina Ferrazzi/Los Angeles Times)
Cosm opened in July, with initial programming focused on international soccer matches and UFC matches, followed by U.S. Open tennis and college football. The company’s news this week is a partnership with the NFL that will allow Cosm to send cameras and production staff to Thursday, Sunday and Monday night pro football games, as well as select Fox games.
Just as ticket prices vary by event, Cosm’s capacity also varies from 1,500 to 2,000 people. The venue is divided into three floors, a dome and a hall.
The auditorium is a vast space on the ground floor that includes a restaurant, bar, and LED screens that stretch from end to end and are large enough to show every NFL game at once. Tickets to watch the World Series cost $33 each.
The dome has three decks with tables, raised seats, and booths where food and drinks are served. Access to the dome is even more expensive. The place is packed but not cramped. Virtually everyone was wearing Dodgers jerseys or shirts Monday, but there was also the occasional Yankees fan.
Dodgers fans watch giant television screens showing Game 3 of the World Series between the Dodgers and New York Yankees at Cosm Los Angeles.
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The first Cosm opened in Los Angeles, and soon another Cosm opened in Dallas. A third locale is under construction in Atlanta, and a fourth is expected to be announced this week.
“We’re not trying to replace the game day experience,” Terry said. “There’s nothing like going to the actual venue. But for the fans who can’t be there, can’t fly to New York, can’t get tickets, we want to make sure they know That’s the core of what we do.
For Monday night’s crowd, that included catching T-shirts launched from the bottom, standing and taking off their hats during the national anthem, and standing up and raising their arms to make a ripple.
“It’s like watching a game,” said Leslie Montez, who was standing in the general admission corner with her fiance Luis Espinoza. “I even saw someone trying to reach for a foul ball.”
Ben Shapiro, a regional sales manager from Lomita, came with a friend to cheer on his beloved Yankees. As a queer fan, he felt much better about the overall experience than the 4-2 Dodgers win.
“It’s a rather friendly environment here and people aren’t ready to start fights,” he says. “And it also has air conditioning.”
