LOS ANGELES Dodgers starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani throws to a San Diego Padres batter during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, June 16, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
It’s Not Over Dept.: Dodger fans – and Dodger haters, for that matter – have to be gripped by the season that the Blue Crew is having.
The defending World Series champs, featuring the best baseball player in the world and another-wise rally excellent lineup of all-stars and MVPs, charged out of the proverbial gate.
However, it was August – not April – that turned out to be the cruelest month. The team, which was playing .600-plus ball, has lately been struggling to break even as injuries and just-plain-weak play has taken them from being the pre-season MLB champ favorite to being the favorite of manufacturers of upset stomach medicines.A couple of exhibits:
• The Angels, last place in the American League Weak … oh, sorry, I mean West division, swept a series from the Dodgers.
• A few days ago, the Dodgers had Shohei Ohtani [remember him? the world’s best player?]on the mound – pitching a no-hitter – and a 4-0 lead. When the pumpkin seed shells had cleared, they lost 9-4.
Ok, well, past isn’t always prologue. The world loves an underdog story, even if it involves the one-time favorite being favored by a dramatic late-season revival. You only have to be the best at the end.
As we said way back in the opening …
