Let’s go through some of the non-Dodger options. In the National League we have the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Chicago Cubs, and the Washington Nationals. In the American League we have the Houston Astros, the Cleveland Indians, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees.

Those are all fine teams from cities that I’ve been to and like. But for anyone besides die-hard fans, sports allegiance is rooted in place. You are pulling for people from places you are from or have a connection to. And none of those teams are in California.

Ever since 1958, when the Giants and Dodgers moved west, the teams have become a proxy for the NorCal/SoCal rivalry. And today, with Hollywood moving toward Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley moving toward Hollywood, the rivalry just doesn’t seem all that epic anymore.

“I think it’s still there, but I don’t think it’s anywhere like it was in the 80s,” said Andrew Goldblatt, author of “The Giants and the Dodgers: Four Cities, Two Teams, One Rivalry. “Politically and economically, L.A. and San Francisco have a lot more in common with each other than they do with the rest of the country.”

According to the Census Bureau, about 15,000 people move from L.A. to San Francisco each year, and about 17,000 move from San Francisco to L.A. Californians go back and forth, so tonight I’m going to turn on the T.V. and see if my allegiance can do the same.