L.A. Celebs Win Battle, Phillies Will Win War

The Phillies move from cable to broadcast TV in the NLCS tonight, meaning there will be an immeasurable number of shots of actors in new Fox shows sitting in the stands. There will also be some real celebrities there to just enjoy the game and get on TV — but probably only in Los Angeles.

The News Journal got the Dodgers to list the stars who have been at Dodger Stadium recently, and boy, what a list!: “Tom Hanks, Shia LaBeouf, Alyssa Milano, James Van Der Beek, Pamela Anderson and Christian Slater.” Ooh, Dawson himself! Do you think anyone ever sees James Van Der Beek without getting that awful Paula Cole song stuck in the brain? Ugh. If I ever see him I’m going to run up and shout, “I don’t want your life!” in a bad Texas accent.

Don’t let any of that mockery fool you, though; James Van Der Beek is a way bigger star than anybody the Phillies can trot out. The paper chronicled that, too:

They count among their fans Mike Tollin, executive producer of “Smallville,” political pundit Chris Matthews, actor and director Christopher Guest and Paul Barrere, the lead singer and guitarist for the band Little Feat.

Wow. 126 seasons and the best the Phillies can do is Christopher Guest, apparently. Does Zombie James Michener count? The News Journal does point out the only celebrities usually at Phillies games are pro athletes from the other teams. (After that, it’s local news anchors, as usual.) Anyway, I’m fully expecting an Elton Brand sighting sometime during Game 1.

Celebrity showdown favors Dodgers [The News Journal via Scott Lauber]