What a great way to “ruin baseball”….
While a lot of us are already pondering how the Dodgers might improve during the off-season–to set up the three-peat!–I do want to savor this wild ride.
Let’s recall how, during the last off-season, it was widely agreed that the Dodgers had “won the winter” with its free agent signings–Snell, Scott, Conforto, Yates. Treinen and Sasaki. We envisioned a star-studded six-man rotation and wondered if these Dodgers could set a new all-time record for wins–even if we were not yet convinced that Mookie could be a solid shortstop.
Then came some injuries, as well as the disappointing play from Scott, Conforto and Yates.
No worries. The Dodgers could muddle their way to another divisional championship. They strategically “slow-played” a variety of players, which I submit contributed to a won-loss so lackluster that they dropped into the Wild Card round of the playoffs–and also cost them home-field advantage against the AL champ Blue Jays.
As it happened, the mighty, wealthy Dodgers set themselves up for a post-season gauntlet: the Reds, Phillies, Brewers and finally the Jays in an absolute epic of a series, including two extra-inning classics. As if testing themselves, they would trail the Jays 3 games to 2 heading back to Toronto for two do-or-die games.
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And they did it. After the Blue Jays got to the mighty Shohei, taking a 3-0 lead, the Dodgers chipped away, with seemingly everybody contributing along the way, on offense and defense.
This team proved its greatness.
Bravo, Dodgers…. Bravo!

LAD winning this series demonstrates one of those very rare occasions when one team’s willpower overcomes the other’s slightly better team. The Jays played hard and played to win, but the Dodgers heart-of-a-champion allowed them to rise above adversity when they were down early 3-0 with the crowd going nuts against them. They never panicked, persevered by continuing to play hard and smart, and ended up snatching victory from the jaws of defeat.

Very inspiring stuff, and a total pleasure to watch unfold!
This is why the Dodgers are the best team in baseball!

Had to wake this AM and watch more highlights and interviews. Amazing is the only word I can come up with.

Clayton’s speech before the champagne was uncorked moved me to tears. Doc is a HOF manager without question. Dodgers are indeed a dynasty and the envy of every other MLB franchise and I’m not apologizing for Dodger exceptionalism. They might just be the best run professional run sports team in all of professional sports.

Yamamoto is worth every penny of the 12-year $325 million contract. Rojas is a dog and has to be back next year. Dino Ebel commented that Miggy Ro is the “glue” to the team. He sets the tone, is a workout warrior and is looked up to as the informal team leader.

I mentioned it last night, but I absolutely loved watching Wrobo show the emotion after hitting Giminez. The pitch before he was hit, Giminez threw his hand toward the inside pitch and tried to get a HBP with a heavy hand guard. Once he got hit Giminez puts his hands/palm up and said some shit to Wrobo, who promptly said, “fuck you, mother fucker” (could easily read his lips in slow motion). I love the emotion, the fire and tenacity and determination by not backing down. Really ballsy move by a very young Wrobo.

There will be some changes this offseason (last year they traded Lux) and Danny Lehman is reportedly under consideration for the manager job in Atlanta. They do have to get younger in some spots. I believe the rotation and BP are largely set with returning injured pitchers such as Stone, River Ryan, Graterol, and the youth of Casparius, Wrobo, Klein, Dreyer, Sasaki, and Sheehan. Evan Phillips will be our mid-season BP addition.

Tommy Edman needs to get the ankle fixed, Miggy Ro needs a one-year deal, maybe re-sign Kopech to a one-year “pillow” contract, the option will be extended on Muncy, I think Kike is most likely not brought back and Teo might be dealt. Kim needs more playing time as his speed will be a welcomed addition to a roster too dependent on slug. Do not want Rushing traded because he has some good looking hit tools and will make us more athletic and young. Get him to AZ in a month and start to develop him as an option to play OF. He can also spell Will Smith and Freddie and should get approx. two starts a week.

I’ll savior this WS championship for a long time and will soon go to the fanatics website and purchase a cheap China made T-shirt that won’t fit, and will have a non-centered logo, but what the heck we are WORLD CHAMPS!!!

Congrats to all of us who spent the last 7 months giving our ridiculous opinions. We all earned it.

Today, I shall celebrate LA style, first at the Rams game at Sofi, followed by the Laker game at Crypto.

I’m guessing I won’t be the only person in attendance at either game wearing a Dodger jersey.

Still on cloud nine after the exhausting 17 playoff games. Went 13-4 against some very good pitching by the Phillies and Blue Jays.

Going to Miggy Ro was the turning point and he paid off. His defense and clutch HR was so huge. Then Yamamoto comes in and guts it out.

Hell of a catch by Pages and let’s not forget Kike’s catch in game 6.

Toronto was so good. Even though the bench clearing thing was an overreaction they were a classy opponent. They have a good team and their manager is solid.

For me this was the greatest world series all time.

Congratulations all.

Sport. Man that’s why we love it. To go through all the emotions I’ve been through this last month, the ups, the downs. the highs and the lows, and the sleepless nights, to end with the unbelievable game 7 where every single pitch is amplified, and to come out on the right side was absolutely incredible.

There were so many moments where things could’ve turned, so many marginal moments, so
many things that could have gone wrong and yet from a desperate situation needing to win the final two games on the road our boys prevailed.

This was an amazing win. The Blue Jays were the better team no question. Yamamoto’s performance reminded me of Bumgarner taking SF on his back and single handedly taking them
to a WS. Let’s hope there’s no residual effects.

Ultimately the best Roster in baseball prevailed but it wasn’t as simple as that. We’re spoiled and our expectations are sky high. The reality is that we won it all again. So many games, so much pressure and so many players out of sorts at the same time, But we won it all.

That was epic!!

Congratulations everyone.

Mr. Chairman, I cede my commenting time to the honorable commenter, Mr. Scott Andes, so that he might remind us again why we need to fire the entire front office and Mr. Roberts, as well as removing the entire pitching staff and replacing them with pitchers who don’t get injured.

Sorry Scott, just had to get that in. I know you’re as happy we won this thing as anyone else here and we all vent during the year. Now we can all celebrate together.

I have nothing to say that any or all of you haven’t said earlier, so I’ll just say congratulations to a team who just wouldn’t give up.

While I’m at it, a doff of my Dodger cap to the Jays, who fought to the bitter end and played very exciting baseball. And to the members of their bullpen for their salute to Alex Vesia by putting his uni number on their hats. That was one class act.

Just got off the phone with Andrew who said he’d have to call me back because he was negotiating a 2026 contract with Michael Conforto. Says he’ll be taking a cut to 15 mil.

Think how dominant the Dodgers would have been if they had a strong BP and Conforto worked out. That said, so satisfying to win with grit and toughness.