L.A. in five! The Dodgers -- from the stars to the supporting cast -- are World Series champs

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees 4-2 in the World Series .

This was supposed to be Shohei Ohtani vs. Aaron Judge, but it was a pure baseball matchup decided by baseball factors.

The Dodgers have as much star power as any team we've seen in recent years , but they could never be accused of taking a star-heavy roster.

David Bianculli : No matter who we zero in on, it's never about just one person to realize a boyhood dream.

He says the most cinematic moment of the World Series was not produced by Ohtani , Betts or Juan Soto .

The Dodgers have won 99.2 of every 162 regular-season games they've played, he says.

The team's economic might plays a role in their staying power, but the Dodgers are built on stars plus depth.

Dodgers manager Roberts deserves so much credit for this run.

It's not just that Roberts , along with pitching coach Mark Prior , was able to navigate around the losses in the pitching staff.

Roberts also folded in rookies like outfielder Andy Pages , Landon Knack and even Yamamoto , not a traditional rookie but a rookie nonetheless.