What the Dodgers' World Series Win Means For Baseball

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  • Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2024

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  • @LeviBulger
    @LeviBulger 20 дней назад +1519

    The thing about the dodgers as villains is that their roster is comprised of guys that are insanely difficult to hate or root against. I mean, Kershaw is the most philanthropic person in baseball. Freddie Freeman is jsut a good dude with lots of personal tribulations that you can't help but feel inspired by. Betts is the epitome of playing the game right with the personality to boot. Edman is the same. Teo's infectious smile. And then there's the biggest superstar in the planet beloved by basically everyone outside the US and most inside of it. Everyone just wants to see him destroy every record imaginable. I wouldn't call them a team you love to hate. But rather a team that you hate to love because you wish you couldn't (unless you're a SF or SD native of course)

    • @Bdx357
      @Bdx357 20 дней назад +90

      Well said

    • @hunterward5534
      @hunterward5534 20 дней назад +33

      Will Smith

    • @brandocalrissian3294
      @brandocalrissian3294 20 дней назад

      Don't forget about kike!

    • @lanky2592
      @lanky2592 19 дней назад +11

      @@hunterward5534 There's a reason he wasn't mentioned 😂
      jk

    • @yommish
      @yommish 19 дней назад +62

      …you’re right and it’s kind of annoying. I don’t hate the Dodgers as much as I should. Ohtani, Betts, Freeman, etc. are hard to see as villains.
      Ah well, I’ll find a way

  • @TheHuskyK9
    @TheHuskyK9 19 дней назад +506

    Dodgers aren’t the “villains”, they are the shining example of how a good baseball organization is supposed to be ran. Give credit to the Dodger staff for reviving these players’ careers, and they’ve been doing that for years. Muncy was stuck in the A’s minor league team, Cardinals gave up on Edman due to injuries, Tigers gave up on Flaherty, Mariners gave up on Teoscar, Hudson was on his last legs, A’s gave up on Treinen, Kopech was blowing saves for the White Sox, etc. As for the stars, Red Sox said Mookie wasn’t worth extending (even though he just won MVP that season), Braves treated Freddie badly towards the end, and Ohtani got out of a terrible situation in Anaheim. When you have a good organization, players WANT to play for you, and that’s exactly how they got the roster they have now. I don’t see how making smart business decisions makes them “villains”

    • @mrrodriguezHLP
      @mrrodriguezHLP 18 дней назад +50

      And then there's Dave Roberts. When they put his plaque in Cooperstown, I want Treinen to speak and let the world know what it meant to have the confidence of his manager with the World Series on the line.

    • @JC-pw2cq
      @JC-pw2cq 17 дней назад +10

      Couldn't have said it any better

    • @stewmander
      @stewmander 17 дней назад +23

      @@TheHuskyK9 also, they were literally cheated out of a WS championship. Dodgers are saving baseball!

    • @AM-bo2ns
      @AM-bo2ns 16 дней назад +8

      the mookie thing especially, I think back to when that went down and the red sox organization justifying it as 'well check back in years 10,11,12' (as if 2-3 declining years as he ages isn't worth what you pay for years 1-9 of all star play!) and 'we're happy we got verdugo out of it for 6 years' (who was dreadful to average, didn't even make it 6 years and had a worse season than joey gallo offensively!!) how in the world am i supposed to be 'rooting' for organizations run that incompetently and 'mad' at the one that recognized mookie's talent and gave him the money he deserves??

    • @AmandaaRose
      @AmandaaRose 16 дней назад +2

      THANK YOU!!

  • @lovelessissimo
    @lovelessissimo 20 дней назад +711

    Something often said by players about the Dodgers is how they are, from top to bottom, the best organization in baseball. Travel, family support, food, trainers, coaches, mindset, front office, facilities, equipment, strategy, fan support.
    Players WANT to play there.

    • @adamkoslin9302
      @adamkoslin9302 20 дней назад +67

      It's crazy to me how other organizations don't copy that aspect - you don't need to be a baseball genius to do it, just a good person.

    • @brandocalrissian3294
      @brandocalrissian3294 20 дней назад +29

      ​@@adamkoslin9302seriously. If i were gm or president of another team, I would totally do what the dodgers do. Best organization in all of sports.

    • @madxD144
      @madxD144 19 дней назад +18

      @@adamkoslin9302 copying them means spending money so...

    • @taskdon769
      @taskdon769 19 дней назад +42

      @@madxD144 You have to spend some to make some, considering that Dodgers have already made the money back from Ohtani's contract so they are playing with a high roller game.

    • @yommish
      @yommish 19 дней назад

      @@adamkoslin9302 Steve Cohen is aiming to replicate the Dodgers’ methods, but turning the Wilpon owned Mets into an organization like that is a huge undertaking. It looks like the front office is stable now so we’ll see how the master plan proceeds over the coming years.

  • @tlworkman
    @tlworkman 20 дней назад +458

    Calling them villains is a far stretch. The synergy of this team is so special. They fought hard and earned it.

    • @_risuwr
      @_risuwr 19 дней назад +14

      That's how GSW started they are loved by many they have extreme chemistry then they started winning and winning then suddenly kd came, it's not jsut the fans that think of them as villains it's almost all the players in the other side taking the beating from GSW at that time. They hated them they wanted them to go down. They defeated many teams in the west that should have won at least one championship if not for them.
      The fans will love the dodgers but the competition will hate them, that's great tho it means things will start to get more and more competitive as they try to dethrone the dodgers, over all viewership will also rise and rivalries will also intensify. This will be great for baseball, but this is still far into the future.

    • @eyekantbeme
      @eyekantbeme 19 дней назад +1

      @@tlworkman Working hard or not doesn't matter. Beating New York twice matters 🤣

    • @ExtraArk
      @ExtraArk 19 дней назад +1

      I think he just meant it in a David vs Goliath kind of sense. That they're so strong, that everyone is going to want to be the ones to take them down.

    • @myka4337
      @myka4337 18 дней назад

      @@_risuwrthat’s how it goes with winning multiple times. I’m a Formula 1 fan and it happens all the time. One driver/team wins, everyone loves them, the same driver/team continue to win, nearly everyone prays on their downfall. Then once they fall off, everyone looks back at those times with rose colored glasses as if they weren’t the ones being the haters.

    • @LuisHernandez-xf6nm
      @LuisHernandez-xf6nm 17 дней назад +1

      Specially after what they went through with the Astros.

  • @rebelpunk13
    @rebelpunk13 19 дней назад +235

    Soto is not coming to LA. He doesn’t fit the team. His defense is declining and LA has a DH for the next decade.

    • @ayayronn
      @ayayronn 19 дней назад +74

      No to Soto, Yes to Teo

    • @michaelangelos5117
      @michaelangelos5117 19 дней назад +38

      Soto doesn't have enough class to be on the Dodgers

    • @omgbygollywow
      @omgbygollywow 19 дней назад +39

      Soto is going to be too expensive, and he doesn't move the needle much in a lineup that is already stacked. Pitching is always the most important thing in baseball, especially in the playoffs. Get Roki Sasaki and develop the other pitchers in the Dodgers system. That is more important than getting Soto.

    • @kperry1969
      @kperry1969 19 дней назад +18

      Don't want Soto anyway

    • @eucariotapiabermudez7937
      @eucariotapiabermudez7937 19 дней назад +19

      Soto is not the kind of player or human being we need, NO SOTO

  • @petbull7038
    @petbull7038 19 дней назад +127

    I have been a Dodgers fan for 40+ years. I saw Gibson hit the famous walk-off in person. People see our recent success and figure we've always had a life of luxury, but that isn't the truth. There were 25 lean years in between with bad owners and bad teams. The pandemic win was like a gorilla off my back. But this win, we fought hard with a beat-up roster, and our manager Roberts ( who me and my friends and family wanted fired) did a hell of a job keeping this team poised and didn't let them fail. This win felt special, and I'm proud of our guys fighting like their lives depended on it. Bleed Blue 💙

    • @BobbyHo2022
      @BobbyHo2022 19 дней назад +5

      Oh yeah. I've been a Dodgers fan for a long time. Since 2024. Prior I was an Angels fan.

    • @ChefIceQueen
      @ChefIceQueen 19 дней назад +11

      Agreed, I'm 51 years old and a 3rd Generation Dodgers Fan. My Fandom roots go back to Brooklyn, my grandparents met on a blind date in 1945, set up by friends cuz they both loved the Dodgers. My dad grew up in SoCal watching Koufax and Drysdale in the 60s. I grew up in the 70s and the 80s with Garvey, Valenzuela (RIP), and Gibson. I stick by my team no matter what. Even if we finish(ed)in the cellar. I have bled Dodger Blue since birth and I will till death. Go Dodgers!!!

    • @HL-hd5yn
      @HL-hd5yn 19 дней назад

      roberts stunk it up as usual and made several boneheaded decisions again. luckily, ohtani , betts, and freeman (and edman) took turns saving him along with a stellar pen. don't you dare say roberts had anything to do with that pen.

    • @dweingast
      @dweingast 19 дней назад

      Create analysis. Go Dodgers.

    • @user-jv9qz2bu1r
      @user-jv9qz2bu1r 18 дней назад +3

      Giants fan here. The way the Dodgers rans the bases and fielded their positions tells me they are properly coached and motivated. Robert and Staff did a 1st rate job. Look at those hapless Yankees, failing to run out ground balls, fielding like Little Leaguers - that has to fall on the shoulders of Boone and Staff.

  • @bmac4
    @bmac4 20 дней назад +414

    Even as a Giants fan I gotta say these guys did not coast. The Dodgers had such a wrecked pitching staff all season and were on the brink vs the Padres, guys stepped their asses up.
    Also Ohtani's salary hit on payroll is still big, its not the mere 2 million he's making.

    • @berry.juice3
      @berry.juice3 20 дней назад +35

      Thank you, Giants fan. Best of luck to our squads in 2025 let's re-ignite the rivalry!

    • @Zagirus
      @Zagirus 20 дней назад +69

      Speaking of Dodgers being on the brink versus the Padres, Ohtani is the one who heroically saved them from getting swept with his monumental 3-run homer. Without him, the team would have undoubtedly embraced their usual routine of surrendering, a strategy they've honed with artistic precision over the last couple of years.
      Meanwhile, there is this causal who gets his baseball expertise from highlight reels, claiming Ohtani didn’t have good NLDS. Ohtani is practically the one-man army that stopped the Dodgers from their habitual first-round meltdowns for the third year running. Perhaps this RUclipsr should stick to streaming and leave the intricate art of baseball commentary to the real aficionados.

    • @eile4219
      @eile4219 20 дней назад +14

      As a Giants fan, i don't mind what are they doing. If you want to win, then get or sign good players. dynasty is always good for the sports.

    • @leon-b1u3s
      @leon-b1u3s 20 дней назад +12

      @@Zagirus thats what i love about the team. When a player needed to step up and lead they did their part.

    • @bumsinblue5624
      @bumsinblue5624 20 дней назад +5

      Much respect I'm not taking any championships for granted anything can happen in that 5 game NLDS series. Nice to see the Dodgers have stars and be fundamentally sound which is what teams who win multiple rings have

  • @brandocalrissian3294
    @brandocalrissian3294 20 дней назад +71

    A healthy Dodgers team is very, very scary to every other team. Look what they did at basically 60% strength. If they stay healthy next season they'll Win 111 games again if not more while walking through the playoffs. This team is so ridiculously stacked.

    • @coreysanders6197
      @coreysanders6197 19 дней назад +1

      😊😊

    • @user-jv9qz2bu1r
      @user-jv9qz2bu1r 18 дней назад +2

      If the win 120 games then baseball needs to stop one team from hoarding all the talent.

    • @Kourumeme
      @Kourumeme 18 дней назад

      Only the Phillies and dbacks can stop them

    • @eyekantbeme
      @eyekantbeme 17 дней назад

      @@user-jv9qz2bu1r It's not talent. It's fundamentals. 😁

    • @tdement90
      @tdement90 17 дней назад +3

      @@user-jv9qz2bu1r you can't blame the Dodgers for spending their money. Other owners just choose not to and no one bats an eye

  • @henrixii1614
    @henrixii1614 19 дней назад +177

    Ohtani's choking? are u kidding... without his double in WS game 1 there would be no Freeman's GS. His first 5 games in the playoff had the highest Avg with RISP. You are choking. he was just injuried since game 2. Stop talking baseball.

    • @danielfarias2097
      @danielfarias2097 19 дней назад +14

      Aside from that double which was huge! He did struggle in the World Series shoulder injury or not that was the case. Hats off to him for still staying in on what could have easily been a few weeks in the IL. I speak solely on the World Series not entire post season which people tend to care about most

    • @veruskatorres9276
      @veruskatorres9276 19 дней назад +9

      !!! Ppl are annoying he was also injured since game 2

    • @Juiceontheloose76
      @Juiceontheloose76 19 дней назад +2

      @@veruskatorres9276 so was freddie but he did barely bat over .100 did he?

    • @jerome6578
      @jerome6578 19 дней назад +26

      Without Ohtani there's no way they will beat the Padres

    • @eyekantbeme
      @eyekantbeme 19 дней назад +19

      @@henrixii1614 Ohtani isn't choking. He's injured.

  • @moviescatsmargs
    @moviescatsmargs 20 дней назад +227

    I credit Buehler for coming back and looking like the pitcher we saw in 2021. I was skeptical he would be a factor in the playoffs and he morphed back into ace mode when the Dodgers needed him to.

    • @dktopgun1571
      @dktopgun1571 20 дней назад +13

      I was surprised that he came out after just 1 day rest. I thought he might give up a couple of hits at least, but he dominated along with Yankees losing motivation.

    • @moviescatsmargs
      @moviescatsmargs 20 дней назад +2

      @dktopgun1571 it was a bold decision, he was facing the bottom of the Yankees lineup so it was a worthwhile gamble, but I was a little confused why Roberts went that route

    • @sdfv4zx
      @sdfv4zx 20 дней назад +3

      @@dktopgun1571 He was pitching to the bottom of the yankees lineup.

    • @dktopgun1571
      @dktopgun1571 20 дней назад

      @@sdfv4zx Still, even the bottom of the line up is not really easy for sure.

    • @justinneilsonn2665
      @justinneilsonn2665 20 дней назад +1

      Definitely!! Good and surprising to see him be so impactful

  • @SuperPooh64
    @SuperPooh64 20 дней назад +60

    They definitely did not coast this year. Different guys showed up in different series to carry them through. Ohtani with the huge blast in game 1 of the NLDS. The pitchers shutting the Padres down for 2+ games straight to close it out. Tommy Edman, a guy you didn't even mention in this video, led the charge in demolishing the Mets pitching. And then obviously Freeman in the WS. Unsung heroes like Honeywell saving the dawgs in the pen. The ending thought, that the Dodgers are set up well for the future, is absolutely true. You can't expect they're going to face the same massive list of injuries every year. But this year was a fight and guys stepped up when in previous years they've gotten overwhelmed by the moment.

  • @Monte0248
    @Monte0248 20 дней назад +100

    Im 41 yrs old and i fell in love with baseball watching these guys play. They did the small things so well which led up to big plays. Nothing beats the playoffs and WS when it comes to intensity. Im glad i got to experience this run.

    • @YouMikeTV
      @YouMikeTV 19 дней назад +3

      Same here, I fell in love watching this team. Maybe I’ve watched 85% of their games and watched a handful of games at the stadium including playoffs. I learned the history of Yankees and Red Sox and saw the Game 7 on Netflix and saw Aaron Boome. It’s no wonder they have ARod, David Ortiz, and Jeter as sports casters and even Dave Robert’s played with Ortiz and had a similar game changing World Series moment to Boomes HR. I love golf, but now I can’t watch golf on tv. Now that the season is over, I don’t know what I’m gonna do with my time.

    • @jacobsadler2898
      @jacobsadler2898 19 дней назад +1

      I fell back in love with baseball because of Ohtani, but the whole Dodgers team won me over by the end

  • @FastMoneyyy
    @FastMoneyyy 20 дней назад +111

    The Dodgers going to be nasty next season especially with there pitching

    • @backinhighschool94
      @backinhighschool94 20 дней назад +10

      I’m not a big baseball fan, I’m just on the Ohtani bandwagon. With Ohtani on the team I started watching Dodgers games when I get the chance. I’ve seen a few games with this pitcher they have that has long hair and I’m thinking he’s very good. Suddenly he stopped playing and I searched the rosters and I think it’s that Glasnow guy. If he’s healthy he could help the team a lot.

    • @greatnessdelton1381
      @greatnessdelton1381 19 дней назад +5

      ​​​@@backinhighschool94He's really, really good, when healthy.
      Unfortunately, he never stays healthy.
      To qualify for the ERA title, the most basic statistic for pitchers, you have to average 1 IP for every game, so 162 innings.
      Glasnow, at 30 years old, having debuted in 2017, threw a career high in innings this year, and it was......140. He kinda lives up to his namesake, dude is made of glass.

    • @backinhighschool94
      @backinhighschool94 19 дней назад +1

      @@greatnessdelton1381 Oh okay…if only he can stay healthy and play as needed. Durability is a very important big part of the game.

    • @MonMon-pk3yo
      @MonMon-pk3yo 19 дней назад +6

      @@backinhighschool94 Ohtani brings in alot of people who dont watch baseball before, especially in countries that dont have a good baseball infrastructure. Coming from a country that doesnt really play baseball, I still found him interesting to watch. Last year's wbc's narrative was right, "baseball wins tonight". Man I hope Ohtani a bright future.

    • @nikmorales8624
      @nikmorales8624 19 дней назад +1

      When everyone is healthy, LA is going to he absolutely DANGEROUS. Keeping pitchers healthy is going to be a whole other battle ha

  • @JohnSmith-nj4zq
    @JohnSmith-nj4zq 20 дней назад +189

    The birth of a Dynasty. Dodgers.

    • @robg915
      @robg915 20 дней назад +7

      Not even close. They have a lot to prove yet.

    • @anthony_rivera4735
      @anthony_rivera4735 19 дней назад +7

      Corruption at its finest

    • @davidh7832
      @davidh7832 19 дней назад +8

      I can see them winning another championship later

    • @magnumvanisher
      @magnumvanisher 19 дней назад +2

      If they win both in 2025 and 2026, the Dodgers will become a dynasty.

    • @VinnyManny
      @VinnyManny 19 дней назад +6

      A birth? hahahahaha
      You mean, purchased attempt of a dynasty.

  • @joeqb5992
    @joeqb5992 18 дней назад +9

    Dodgers have so many top pitchers coming back next year. Hard to believe the Dodgers won without Stone, Kershaw, Gonsolin, River Ryan, Glasnow, and Red head dude. They’re gonna be better next year

  • @CoryDAnimates
    @CoryDAnimates 20 дней назад +34

    Not to mention Dave Roberts is most likely a HoF Manager now.

    • @adamkoslin9302
      @adamkoslin9302 20 дней назад +3

      We love Doc.

    • @HL-hd5yn
      @HL-hd5yn 19 дней назад

      for what? he has half a decade of bone headed decision making and got carried by a filthy staff and HOF hitters.

    • @sergiogarcia5593
      @sergiogarcia5593 18 дней назад +5

      @@HL-hd5yn5th Highest WL%, 6th most Postseason Wins, 2 World Series, 4 Pennants, etc. Robert’s wasn’t always the best, but you don’t accidentally achieve this much & this year he was masterful.

    • @Chris-c8z7j
      @Chris-c8z7j 17 дней назад

      @@HL-hd5yn He managed a team with multiple injuries, and what we thought was only two decent starters in the playoffs. It turned out that Buehler was a third one, but his use of the pitching staff was masterful. I'd say he was bone-headed earlier in his managerial career, taking starters out too early.

  • @berry.juice3
    @berry.juice3 20 дней назад +31

    1.) we didn't coast (2.) ohtani kept us alive in game 1 of the padres series with a monster 3 run jack and had timely at bats throughout the postseason so don't even suggest he choked (3.) regardless of the series ending in 5, most of the dodgers yankees series was competitive and close so quit saying we "molly whopped" them

    • @dukedematteo1995
      @dukedematteo1995 19 дней назад +3

      Point 3, yes.
      A bounce here, and one less Yankee error there and the Yanks are up 3-2 headed back to LA.
      The Dodgers scored 1 more run, but we're outhomered and had a higher ERA and walked more batters. They trailed in the 8th inning or later in 3 different games.
      It came down to one or two big moments that broke the Dodgers way in Game 1 and definitely in Game 5.

  • @HeftyMoon
    @HeftyMoon 20 дней назад +50

    Baseball is hard it’s impossible to predict how the future shapes out. You mentioned the dodgers making the playoffs for the last 12 years but a grand majority of those times they went out in failure with arguably more complete teams than 2024. You really just never know

    • @adamkoslin9302
      @adamkoslin9302 20 дней назад +14

      Not even arguably. This team limped over the finish line, held together with spit, duct-tape and prayer. We actually batted worse than the Yankees in the WS; we just did the little things better than them.

    • @dukedematteo1995
      @dukedematteo1995 19 дней назад +10

      Of course. I don't know how many times the analytics guys have to explain it......The playoffs are a crapshoot. The sample sizes are so low that these postseason series are essentially coin flips.

    • @jamescaron6465
      @jamescaron6465 19 дней назад +1

      @@dukedematteo1995 you hit the nail right on the head. I used to tell people who follow the NHL that all you need to do is get in the playoffs that’s it just get in and then get healthy and hot at the right time. Home ice advantage didn’t mean diddly. Baseball is evolving into the same paradigm. All you need to do is get in and do the right things at the right time and you’ll be successful.

    • @dukedematteo1995
      @dukedematteo1995 19 дней назад

      @@jamescaron6465 Honestly, it's been that way since 1995. But at least back then the wildcard team had to be pretty good. Since there's 3 wild cards now you get 84 win teams like the DBacks in there.

    • @jamescaron6465
      @jamescaron6465 19 дней назад

      @@dukedematteo1995 fair point on the first one and an excellent point on the second. Mediocre team should not be playing in the postseason. College football hasn’t learned that lesson yet apparently

  • @leopluridon7
    @leopluridon7 20 дней назад +26

    Lmao wow either you’re being purposefully obtuse or you’re not actual much of a baseball fan based on some of the things you said.
    On the Ohtani contract, it’s been outlined so many times that although his “salary” over the next ten years is $2M per year, the dodgers still have a ~$46M luxury tax hit per year for ohtani’s contract, and the team has to put $44M into an escrow account every year, which is then estimated to grow to the ~$68M/year owed to Ohtani in 10 years. But it’s not like the dodgers get $68M in CBT space and cash flow. The reason why the Padres proposal to Judge was considered luxury tax manipulation/evasion is because they wanted to extend the contract well past his realistic playing window to artificially lower the AAV of the contract. This is way different from deferred money. I wouldn’t expect a casual fan to understand the difference, but I sure would expect someone who researches baseball so much and makes a ton of baseball content to understand the difference.
    Also the insinuation that we somehow got shohei out of legal trouble when everything was federally investigated by the FBI, IRS, etc. is so incredibly disingenuous.
    Finally, you’re a Mets fan brother! Lmao your team literally has the deepest pockets of any team in the league and your owner has shown an incredible willingness to throw endless amounts of cash at almost every large free agent. I really don’t think you have a leg to stand on talking about how the dodgers spending ability is so scary. This whole video screams Dodger hater, which is fine. But just be honest about it.

    • @Zagirus
      @Zagirus 18 дней назад +4

      And the irony of him claiming Ohtani was "embroiled" in a gambling scandal, while his beloved LolMets owner, Steve Cohen, was caught red-handed by the SEC for insider trading. Classic case of glass houses and stones.

  • @DodgerFanAD_23
    @DodgerFanAD_23 19 дней назад +25

    As a Die hard Dodger fan , this World Series Win means everything to me in my experience as a younger fan. So excited for my merchandise to come 🥶⚾️🏆🎊

    • @TheMemeSheriff
      @TheMemeSheriff 17 дней назад

      "I'm 9 years old and started watching the Dodgers because everyone said they're good"

    • @eyekantbeme
      @eyekantbeme 17 дней назад

      @@TheMemeSheriff Move to LA to learn why the West is the best. Being able to go to the beach and having the temperature being 60-80 pretty much all the time. High 50s occasionally in the Winter.

    • @TheMemeSheriff
      @TheMemeSheriff 16 дней назад

      @@eyekantbeme I've been to LA a lot, I'm from Arizona. Its a rundown crime ridden city full of either thugs or a bunch of sheltered rich kids who only care about themselves.

  • @IEdonmili
    @IEdonmili 20 дней назад +129

    The dodgers did not “coast” to a championship. They had many many challenges and injuries that were overcome by pure determination and hunger by talented players. We pretty much had half a pitching staff coming in and numerous injuries. Just congratulate because they endured and conquered

    • @magnumvanisher
      @magnumvanisher 20 дней назад +19

      True, either the Mets and the Padres can take them out if the conditions are right, but the Dodgers found a way to overcome the odds.

    • @IEdonmili
      @IEdonmili 20 дней назад +3

      @ THANK YOU!

    • @Monisrocks1995
      @Monisrocks1995 20 дней назад +6

      Now imagine if they were healthy. Then they'd def coast

    • @easytiger35
      @easytiger35 20 дней назад +2

      The point was that they just signed a whole new all star pitching staff when the others were injured. They can just grab up anybody now. Most teams working through injuries etc have to bring up new guys or rely on worse pitchers. LA really didnt battle any injuries because they bought a whole new roster to replace them.

    • @Fireavatar33
      @Fireavatar33 20 дней назад +9

      ​@easytiger35 Is that why they had 5 healthy top end starters for the playoffs and didn't need any bullpen games?
      Oh wait no, they had 3 and even those 3 were coming back from injury and had their fair share of struggles.

  • @refusetolose05
    @refusetolose05 20 дней назад +84

    Ohtani said ok guys, just 9 more times... I think that sums up the video

    • @Zagirus
      @Zagirus 20 дней назад

      Speaking of Ohtani, if this causal who uploaded this video harnessed a shred of intelligence, he would surely know Ohtani was THE absolute MVP of the entire postseason. He single-handedly rescued the Dodgers from a sweep against the Padres with his clutch 3-run homer. His LCS performance? Pure divinity with a 1.184 OPS, a .364 batting average, and a jaw-dropping .818 with RISP, all while racking up 9 runs and moonwalking across bases 17 TIMES. And, who could overlook his heroics in Game 1 of the World Series, tying it in the 8th with his clutch double, paving the way for Freddie's walk-off? But of course, this pleb overlocks Ohtani’s obvious injury in game 2 and instead, conveniently sum up his WS as "did nothing", as if the obstacles he faced weren't glaringly obvious and didn’t carry the Dodgers to the WS.
      I’m referring to his comments @7:11

    • @Zagirus
      @Zagirus 20 дней назад +23

      Speaking of Ohtani, if this causal who uploaded this video harnessed a shred of intelligence, he would surely know Ohtani was THE absolute MVP of the entire postseason. He single-handedly rescued the Dodgers from a sweep against the Padres with his clutch 3-run homer. His LCS performance? Pure divinity with a 1.184 OPS, a .364 batting average, and a jaw-dropping .818 with RISP, all while racking up 9 runs and moonwalking across bases 17 TIMES. And his heroics in Game 1 of the World Series, tying it in the 8th with his clutch double, paving the way for Freddie's walk-off that started this whole momentum and crushed the Yanks' spirit.
      But of course, this causal overlocks Ohtani’s obvious dislocated-shoulder injury in game 2 that thoroughly disrupted his swing, leaving him one-handed and instead, conveniently sum up his WS as "Ohtani did nothing, he would’ve been known as a playoffs choker if the Dodgers didn’t win the WS DURRRR", as if the obstacles Ohtani faced weren't glaringly obvious and didn’t carry the team to the WS while Freddie was injured.
      I’m referring to his comments @7:11

    • @yommish
      @yommish 19 дней назад

      @@Zagirus Wasn’t he referring to a hypothetical situation in which they lost Game 4 to the Padres?

    • @Zagirus
      @Zagirus 19 дней назад +5

      @@yommish
      No, he highlighted the World Series, all while conveniently overlooking Ohtani's injury, which diminished his strength (resulting in numerous flyouts). Strangely, there was no mention of Ohtani's clutch double in Game 1 or his role as the savior who halted the Dodgers from their annual first-round catastrophes for the third year running. Oh, and Ohtani’s spectacular NLCS performance? Completely ignored. I wonder why. Perhaps because it disrupts the meticulously curated narrative.

    • @andrewchang7194
      @andrewchang7194 19 дней назад +5

      @@Zagirusthis is facts, Shohei had key moments that kept their momentum up. Furthermore, he could’ve sat out after his shoulder was injured because they were up 3-0 and 3-1. But he put his pride aside and decided to play despite being compromised. And to say that helped is an understatement. His mere presence alone changed the trajectory of this series. Aaron Boone doesn’t put in Nestor Cortes in game 1 if Ohtani isn’t there. He’s so talented that accounting for him alone requires you to gameplan in a way that you might have to compromise. Stats aside, what he brings in his presence and poise is what made him so valuable this series. With him and without him would be a world of difference.

  • @penname4764
    @penname4764 20 дней назад +24

    Passive aggressively hating on the Dodgers

    • @ppboi69420
      @ppboi69420 17 дней назад +3

      it’s not even passive lmaooo. he’s calling them villains for uhhhh playing baseball?

    • @Zagirus
      @Zagirus 17 дней назад +2

      @@ppboi69420
      That’s LolMets fangirl for you.

    • @Chrisisballin
      @Chrisisballin 17 дней назад

      It's ok. They not like us.

  • @Zagirus
    @Zagirus 20 дней назад +62

    7:11
    It's absolutely fascinating how you conveniently developed a selective memory about Ohtani's injury. It's like, who even remembers that inconvenient little detail of his shoulder dislocating in Game 2? It's almost like injuries are just totally minor inconveniences that don't have any impact at all, especially on the shoulder of an athlete who just might need it for, oh I don’t know, hitting and running.
    But let's not trouble ourselves with such trivialities, shall we? I’m sure there’s some cosmic truth in overlooking the fact that Ohtani couldn’t exactly dazzle us from the dugout while nursing what is surely just a slight, insignificant shoulder dislocation. I mean, why let a practical necessity like a functioning shoulder interfere with a good old-fashioned narrative about his supposed lack of performance through injury-induced pain after Game 2?
    And before that injury, it's as if Ohtani's clutch double in Game 1, the one that tied the game 2-2 in the 8th and set up Freddie's grand slam, never happened. Funny how that moment doesn't fit the narrative, huh? Heaven forbid we recognize how that hit prevented the Yankees from casually strolling through Game 1 without a dramatic, spirit-crushing walk-off. And sure, let's keep pretending that Ohtani's pivotal contribution to the Dodgers' spark was just completely irrelevant.
    Seriously, it seems like no one remembers Ohtani's great LCS performance before the devastating injury, where he had 1.184 OPS, .364 batting average, leading with 9 runs all while moonwalking through bases with his 17 TIMES on base. With a mind-boggling .818 with RISP, the dude basically turned baseball into an artform. He was the unsung NLCS MVP. But of course, let's pretend none of that brilliance ever happened, all because he didn't magically homer in every game with just one hand in the WS.
    Not to mention, Ohtani saved the team from getting swept by the Padres with his clutch 3-run homer. Without Ohtani, the Dodgers would’ve undoubtedly thrown in the towel in that game and gracefully rolled over, just as they’ve perfected in the last two years.
    Stick to basketball or something, you are just another casual who clearly only watches highlights.

    • @youtubelul436
      @youtubelul436 20 дней назад +4

      Jesus man. Chill out

    • @Zagirus
      @Zagirus 20 дней назад +26

      @@youtubelul436
      You need to correct casuals who only watch highlights and overlook Ohtani dislocating his shoulder in game 2 of the WS and saving the Dodgers from being swept by the Padres.

    • @BboyFever
      @BboyFever 20 дней назад +9

      Preach on brotha, I'm here for it!

    • @Gt99993
      @Gt99993 19 дней назад

      daddy chill

    • @DetroitCourage
      @DetroitCourage 19 дней назад +1

      AMEN! This f cking youtuber is a clown hack

  • @EngineeredTheMind
    @EngineeredTheMind 19 дней назад +5

    These players are bringing people back to watch the game, they are fun to watch, all on top of Ohtani, I hadn't watched baseball in years and from another state. Now a dodgers fan collecting their stuff. All seem like great guys, fun personalities, makes you forget the money fast. If they had egos, completely different story.

  • @Cereal_Killer007
    @Cereal_Killer007 20 дней назад +234

    If Dodgers got Juan Soto then they would be the equivalent of the 2017 Golden State Warriors

    • @jimmybonez8928
      @jimmybonez8928 20 дней назад +18

      I doubt it, Soto won’t sign with a deferral. He wants the WHOLE SALARY!!!!!

    • @Cereal_Killer007
      @Cereal_Killer007 20 дней назад +5

      @jimmybonez8928 I agree, I dont think Soto would sign either but it would be nuts

    • @hexginnkgo
      @hexginnkgo 20 дней назад +15

      ​@@jimmybonez8928 Deferrals don't mean he loses salary. It just means he's getting paid later into his life. And even if he gets hurt and has to retire early for whatever reason he can build the contract in a way that it won't just disappear. It's actually happened a lot.

    • @Patrick-cc7qm
      @Patrick-cc7qm 20 дней назад +46

      He can stay at Yankees for all i care. Dodgers should sign Sasaki instead. We don’t need more hitters. More pitchers instead. Plus Soto defense capabilities suck.

    • @LuckyNeuron-ys8sy
      @LuckyNeuron-ys8sy 20 дней назад +1

      @@jimmybonez8928at most 500 mil. But if he defers the contract like Ohtani it’s over for the rest of league

  • @pinverarity
    @pinverarity 20 дней назад +164

    JFC… Ohtani was not “embroiled” in a gambling scandal, dimwit. He was the victim of a federal crime.

    • @Zagirus
      @Zagirus 20 дней назад +27

      He’s another product of siblings blissfully ignoring the FBI’s report and diving headfirst into the fantasy where "Ohtani is a secret gambler and his interpreter is just taking the fall." Because of course, in this alternate reality, it makes total sense that the interpreter would silently accept his fate without a whisper of protest, while Ohtani continues to bask in wealth and luxury. Naturally, anyone who's been "betrayed" would willingly keep quiet, stroll into prison without raising a single objection, and not even attempt to protest their innocence. Absolutely flawless logic there!

    • @salravioli
      @salravioli 20 дней назад

      If the Feds clear you then you are clear. The Feds don't care about baseball.

    • @yommish
      @yommish 19 дней назад +7

      @@Zagirus Man chill, embroiled just means involved in. No one said all that.

    • @DetroitCourage
      @DetroitCourage 19 дней назад +1

      @pinverarity EXACTLY. This youtube account is a hack clickbait account that feeds off dumbed down rumors and print rags.

    • @VinnyManny
      @VinnyManny 19 дней назад +1

      Funny, how he did not know about millions of dollars missing from his accounts. HAHAHAHA. Hilarious. Good cover up.

  • @viper6525D
    @viper6525D 19 дней назад +4

    It feels so good to be a Dodgers fan right now! As for the rest of the league? Yea I’m not gonna sugarcoat it. I’m sorry ya gonna have to deal with us, mainly fans.

  • @baronvg
    @baronvg 20 дней назад +12

    Success will always breed contempt and that’s always fun.

  • @jamesx5616
    @jamesx5616 20 дней назад +39

    This Dodgers team dismantled a full strength Pandres team, who I thought was the best team in the league in pitching and hitting led by Yu, Machado and Tatis......it's just not fair, imagine next year's Dodgers at full strength... sheesh

    • @berry.juice3
      @berry.juice3 20 дней назад +4

      Narrowly winning a 5 game series is not dismantling the Padres. I wish we did, but don't be so hyperbolic.

    • @westcoastkidd17
      @westcoastkidd17 20 дней назад +2

      full strength + free agency moves....

    • @kawkasaurous
      @kawkasaurous 20 дней назад +1

      Too bad yu gives up home runs in the post season for w/e reason

    • @nastycrimeboy9138
      @nastycrimeboy9138 20 дней назад +21

      @@berry.juice3 I think 24 shutout innings is a pretty adequate dismantling. Game 1 and 3 were pretty close, but after that it was done.

    • @kingnugget9329
      @kingnugget9329 20 дней назад +6

      @@berry.juice3 24 shutout innings

  • @MazeDaGr8
    @MazeDaGr8 20 дней назад +20

    I'm not even the Dodgers fan but some in this comments section makes me laugh because I love how all this crying about "baseball is doomed, we need a salary cap" only appears when a Big Market team is winning
    Where was all this talk last year when it was Rangers vs D-backs??😂😂

    • @Gman1298
      @Gman1298 19 дней назад

      Well dodgers got swept by Arizona last year and they go and spend 1 billion dollars in the offseason on guys so it’s kinda ridiculous how desperate they are to stay relevant

    • @TheMemeSheriff
      @TheMemeSheriff 17 дней назад +1

      What comment section are you reading? All I'm reading is "Dodgers are so amazing and fun and this will be such a great dynasty :3"

    • @joaquin4497
      @joaquin4497 11 дней назад +1

      You mean before shohei ohtani brought Yamamoto and an entire countries worth of revenue money to the dodgers giving them much more funds to play around with than other teams?

  • @BentleyVB
    @BentleyVB 19 дней назад +7

    Scary to know they are going to be way better pitching wise next year

  • @yaya5tim
    @yaya5tim 19 дней назад +9

    Next year Ohtani is coming back as a pitcher, Dodgers is going to be scary and scary, just scary

    • @412StepUp
      @412StepUp 19 дней назад

      Hopefully he doesn’t get injured again. If he does, I think he should stop pitching and hustle hit. But if he doesn’t get injured, the hopefully he can pitch and hit for at least the next 5 years.

  • @justplainndave
    @justplainndave 20 дней назад +102

    I think it’s hilarious to call the team a villain just because they are good. They have some of the most fun, joyful, humble, respectful, and down to earth players you will ever come across.

    • @adieognira9709
      @adieognira9709 19 дней назад +16

      Yeah, I agree. They are not villains but role models of how the game should be played.

    • @VinnyManny
      @VinnyManny 19 дней назад +3

      The Villain term comes from the fact that they have bought and paid for all of their playoff appearances. They failed at producing young talent and working them into the team. They had to go out and buy their franchise players. Ohtani, Betts, Freeman, Yamamoto. I give credit to teams like the Astros, Braves, Red Sox, Cubs, Royals, Giants, Cardinals who have recently won with homegrown talent. Mets, Yankees, Dodgers, Phillies Rangers, have all purchased their players.
      The league needs a salary cap or a hard luxury tax with no loopholes allowing teams to defer money. That is not competitive for the league.

    • @drummer6958
      @drummer6958 19 дней назад +4

      @@VinnyManny dodgers produce a top-ten farm system every year but sure, they buy their playoff appearances.

    • @VinnyManny
      @VinnyManny 19 дней назад +1

      @drummer6958 name me their top farm system player currently playing on the team. It is not Ohtani, not Betts, not Freeman, not Yamamoto.
      Astros on the other hand, Bregman, Altuve, Alvarez, McCullers, Garcia, Pressley, Valdez, Tucker, McCormick, Gurriel.
      That is a good farm system that actually succeeded without buying players. & Don't even think about Trying to claim they cheated in 2017 and that is why they won the WS. The Dodgers were also suspected of cheating. So were the Yankees, Red Sox. Many teams were starting to cheat. Astros were still good enough to win the WS.
      Dodgers just choked, as they always do.
      Now they had to literally buy their championship. I give credit to teams like the Royals, Braves, Astros, Red Sox, Cubs, Giants Who won 3 in 5 seasons without buying theirs. Stop trying, I've heard that excuse that they have atip farm system. If they did, they would not need to buy Ohtani, Betts, Freeman, Yamamoto.
      Please try again.....🤙

    • @KahlessTheUnforgettable
      @KahlessTheUnforgettable 19 дней назад +1

      @@VinnyMannyBS. Every fan should demand the owners of their teams spend big and creatively like this. You can’t knock teams for cheaping out on rosters AND spending too much.

  • @Nuc04
    @Nuc04 20 дней назад +155

    The Dodgers do not matter. My goat Randy Arozarena will lead the glorious mariners to 5 straight WS wins.

    • @raider8sox
      @raider8sox 20 дней назад +19

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @Luigi55555
      @Luigi55555 20 дней назад +23

      You my friend, know ball

    • @CalebRasey
      @CalebRasey 20 дней назад +8

      The sweet face of ignorance

    • @Laoboi2o3
      @Laoboi2o3 20 дней назад +9

      What are you smoking can i get some?

    • @sprthrwwychnnl73
      @sprthrwwychnnl73 20 дней назад +4

      That’s gonna make Part 7 of SB Nation’s Mariners retrospective much more interesting

  • @pkpnyt4711
    @pkpnyt4711 20 дней назад +6

    This is the beginning! If the Dodgers play healthy in 2025, they have a legit shot to repeat since the Yankees in 2000.

  • @joethehammervalentine
    @joethehammervalentine 19 дней назад +4

    These guys lost their *entire* starting rotation at one point. No way they coasted.

  • @floridasportsworld
    @floridasportsworld 19 дней назад +10

    DAVE ROBERTS Did that! He managed this entire team to victory, Mookie Betts was hurt for 3 months, so was Muncy, and played with mostly Triple A guys the whole season. The Padres are legit and I think San Diego would have won it all if not for the Dodgers. Dave Roberts was given no shot to win this year after all of the injures, everyone criticized Roberts use of the bullpen the entire post season and said it would not work, They even questioned him closing the game with Walker Beuler, They questioned him leaving BLake in. Dave Roberts is the BEST MANAGER IN BASEBALL the most winningest manager in his first 10 seasons in the history of the game.

  • @lacoleccionperfecto
    @lacoleccionperfecto 19 дней назад +6

    It will mean that Ohtani is the greatest team builder strategist in the history of the game.

  • @johnbarry5036
    @johnbarry5036 19 дней назад +9

    Ohtani= "How about 9 more?" :o

  • @FlyinTonite
    @FlyinTonite 20 дней назад +8

    They had like half their rotation on the IL. This was Frieza at 70 percent of his max.

    • @nmc400
      @nmc400 20 дней назад

      1 armed kid gohan.

    • @bakon321
      @bakon321 20 дней назад

      ^^nerds (but u right)

  • @Fnargl99
    @Fnargl99 18 дней назад +1

    I'm so glad i picked the dodgers as my team five years ago. its so fun to watch a team that just wins all the time

  • @rawkusrex
    @rawkusrex 20 дней назад +3

    i want to see what the dodgers can do with an actual healthy starting rotation. even with a depleted staff, they still got the best record in baseball. kinda scary to think about tbh

  • @ethantalkslife
    @ethantalkslife 20 дней назад +8

    how does this affect Colton Cowsers legacy?

  • @august_mkw132
    @august_mkw132 20 дней назад +6

    2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, and now 2024, a #1 seed has won the world series. 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2023, a non-#1 seed has won the world series. What does this mean for next year??

    • @OH_MY_DOGGG
      @OH_MY_DOGGG 20 дней назад

      I feel the same same about NBA.
      Odd numbered years seem like they are won by teams with underwhelming or no legacy.
      Even numbered are historic teams.

    • @林遼太朗-w2e
      @林遼太朗-w2e 19 дней назад

      Dodgers still has possibly to get 2nd seed and take consecutive victory.

  • @skipper4126
    @skipper4126 18 дней назад +1

    I don't think anyone would have a problem watching the Dodgers dominate the Yankee's for the next 10 years.

  • @dukedematteo1995
    @dukedematteo1995 19 дней назад +3

    To be considered a dynasty in my book, you have to repeat as world champions.....something which just doesn't happen in baseball anymore.

  • @BeginningWrite
    @BeginningWrite 20 дней назад +4

    Crazy thing is they don’t need Soto… or anything other than the injured players already in their pitching staff… mind blowing - have money AND farm talent!

  • @alexanderkenway
    @alexanderkenway 20 дней назад +3

    Full strength Dodgers team with their bullpen inadequacies addressed will be dangerous

    • @adamkoslin9302
      @adamkoslin9302 20 дней назад

      Dude the bullpen was our strength this year when we had everyone, which we fortunately got just in time for the playoffs. It's the rotation we need to shape up, and I really hope May, Gonsolin, Kershaw, Ohtani, and Glasnow are OK pitching after coming back from injury. I don't know if we're going to resign Buehler, and Bobby Miller has turned back into a pumpkin. It's up in the air, but hopefully we'll roll sixes on enough of them to keep it going.

    • @jasonleetaiwan
      @jasonleetaiwan 19 дней назад

      @@adamkoslin9302The bullpen could use some help also. We need another lefty and maybe better lower tier pitchers.

  • @dukedematteo1995
    @dukedematteo1995 20 дней назад +4

    LA did not "mollywop" the Yankees.
    The Dodgers outscored the Yankees by 1 run in this series. They were out homered and had a higher ERA.
    They won 2 games where they trailed in the 8th inning or later.
    Yes they won in 5, but they did not DOMINATE the Yankees. A bounce or 2/ one less error and this series goes 7.

    • @waifubreaks1572
      @waifubreaks1572 19 дней назад +2

      That game 4 they punted inflates the yankee stats.

    • @dukedematteo1995
      @dukedematteo1995 19 дней назад

      ​@waifubreaks1572 even with that, the difference in the series is an at bat in Game 1 and/or an error in Game 5.

  • @rodneyroimatawhanga525
    @rodneyroimatawhanga525 19 дней назад +4

    What the hell is this guy talking about they still had to bat get players home and pitch to get the others out.
    Doesn’t matter who the players are they need everyone in the team to win.

  • @harryb8999
    @harryb8999 20 дней назад +4

    I know statistics aren’t commonplace for most fans. But Juan Soto does not hit well at ALL in NL west stadiums. He will NOT be coming to Los Angeles. Dodgers are too analytical

  • @thomascrowley9122
    @thomascrowley9122 20 дней назад +3

    It wouldn't be the first time we've heard this about them

  • @alexguffey138
    @alexguffey138 20 дней назад +7

    The dodgers have always been good at developing prospects and saving players when their careers look to be almost over. Now they just spent as much money as they could to fill out the roster with elite talent. Hopefully more owners will start to spend money on their teams. This has a chance to be a very good thing for the league and fans

  • @nuyorcubariqueno3634
    @nuyorcubariqueno3634 19 дней назад +2

    A Dodgers Dynasty like the Yankees had is definitely a possibility.

  • @NN-oz6rr
    @NN-oz6rr 20 дней назад +2

    The dramatic music really solidified your point...

  • @PMorinaga
    @PMorinaga 19 дней назад +3

    likely Soto won't come to West, which is fine. Don't particularly need him and can do fine without him. Padres faired well this season without him . LA doesn't need to upset the apple cart. Please Sign Teo instead. Better defense ANd also great offensively.

  • @agentsmith5514
    @agentsmith5514 20 дней назад +4

    The mets did better. They played harder and gave the dodgers more of the series, then the almighty yankees

  • @zachtomlin6312
    @zachtomlin6312 16 дней назад

    Been a dodger fan my whole life, so proud of these boys. Like mookie said, lets fill that hand baby!

  • @talmanyoung1431
    @talmanyoung1431 20 дней назад +3

    The weekly slap as an insane reference

  • @katievallette9639
    @katievallette9639 19 дней назад +1

    I think the LA Dodgers have changed the look of baseball pitching forever. The fact that they could use Bullpen games and still win the World Series is a game-changer that other teams will no doubt soon follow.

    • @joaquin4497
      @joaquin4497 11 дней назад

      Lmao please they did not start that, the rays did. Only difference is the dodgers could use the rest of their billion dollar team to win

    • @4lyeskas
      @4lyeskas 10 дней назад

      Lbr if the Dodgers had had enough healthy starting pitchers that would not have happened, so I don't know if that's going to be a trend.

  • @usarms149
    @usarms149 20 дней назад +3

    The Dodgers showed up, the Yankees did not. End of story.

  • @jumsvoices
    @jumsvoices 19 дней назад +2

    I speak for all dodger fans when i say we dont want soto

  • @JKBerry-vx8lc
    @JKBerry-vx8lc 20 дней назад +3

    Go Dodgers! ❤🎉

  • @LAJay101
    @LAJay101 19 дней назад +1

    Oh yeah, it's good to be a dodgers' fan babyyy~

  • @Bombvial
    @Bombvial 19 дней назад +5

    Dodgers are the new warriors, it's time for a Dynasty to take over.

    • @georgehenan853
      @georgehenan853 19 дней назад +3

      I wish the mariners could at least get to the ws before a new dynasty is born

    • @Gman1298
      @Gman1298 19 дней назад

      It makes sense when you put it that way only difference is mookie and freddie both beat LA in the playoffs and won rings of their own with their respective teams lol dodgers have to recruit to get the job done

  • @oi7917
    @oi7917 18 дней назад

    it’s still unbelievable they pulled this off with their players going through numerous injuries. the way Mookie kept making those deep dive catches when his left hand was badly fractured back in June, making miracle saves. Freeman, going through so much in his personal life, and a couple of injuries and still kicking. our bullpen being very tight and limited, they showed what they’re made of.

  • @renovevo
    @renovevo 20 дней назад +3

    David Stearns please save us

  • @chesslerbooks
    @chesslerbooks 19 дней назад +1

    I have been a Dodgers fan a long time. I went to one game Dodgers game at Ebbets Field. I don't remember who the Dodgers were playing, or who won and who lost, and of course it doesn't matter. The memory of whatever I can remember got burned into my brain, and is all that matters. I was three or four years old, so probably 1947 to 1949. So yes, Jackie was playing. All I remember about Ebbets Field was being very high up in the upper balcony, or whatever baseball calls it. In the 1960's I bought similar seats in Shea Stadium, and they cost about $1.35. So Ebbets Field seats probably cost 25 cents.
    I once saw Jackie in person. I was in downtown Brooklyn with my dad, God knows why he took us there. It was winter, I remember seeing half a dozen huge men in the lobby of an office building. They were all wearing those wool overcoats men used to wear. Jackie was one of the men, I remember him clearly. Jackie, who was only 5'11'' looked like Aaron Judge does to me now.
    Last Dodger memory. In the the sixth grade, 1955, we got autograph books as we were going to another school. In the front of the book there was all kind of silly questions, one was who is your favorite athlete? I wrote in Duke Snider. I'll bet that every kid in Brooklyn filled in the name of a Dodger. Johnny Padres, Pee Wee Reese, Carl Furillo, Roy Campenella, Gil Hodges, infamous Ralph Branca. Sandy Koufax was on the team and he was very fast, but totally inaccurate. So nobody knew his name yet or even wanted to.

  • @aarong923
    @aarong923 20 дней назад +7

    If they throw $500 million at Juan Soto baseball will be over

    • @MM-Red
      @MM-Red 20 дней назад +3

      Hell no. Bring in Willy Adames

    • @adamkoslin9302
      @adamkoslin9302 20 дней назад +2

      Not even close. Teoscar Hernandez gave us 85% of what Soto would have brought at the plate, and his defense is probably a little better than Soto's. Plus, he's a beloved clubhouse guy, and we value that highly. I'll keep Teo, thanks.

  • @booyahgenius
    @booyahgenius 20 дней назад +4

    Was honestly worried that this video might be just Mike whining about the Dodgers, but damn, he actually provided a great analysis of what got them to the WS and what took them over the edge. Well done.

  • @travisboyce6212
    @travisboyce6212 19 дней назад

    "This isn't even my final form" - the Los Angeles Dodgers

  • @Matt20911985
    @Matt20911985 20 дней назад +9

    Oh for God sake’s, the Dodgers are not the villains they are the heroes. The reason they’ve gotten this far is because they’ve done everything right. Now that they finally raise the bar when it comes to MLB you’re gonna start to see team spending a lot more that used to hold back for profit.

    • @magnumvanisher
      @magnumvanisher 19 дней назад

      Well, except for Alan Fisher.

    • @joaquin4497
      @joaquin4497 11 дней назад

      Come back to this when they win 4 in a row and you’re sick of it lol. They are the new warriors

  • @agonzo626
    @agonzo626 11 дней назад

    Good to see the dodgers on top. Been a fan my whole life, so those hard years in the 2000s and early 2010s make it even better. Yeah they always pick up stars but they always have a good farm system and coaching staff and make good trades. If the roster stays healthy we’re stacked but playoffs matter most.

  • @anandguruji83
    @anandguruji83 20 дней назад +2

    8-TIME WORLD 🌎 CHAMPIONS LOS ANGELES DODGERS

    • @anandguruji83
      @anandguruji83 20 дней назад

      8-TIME WORLD 🌎 CHAMPIONS LOS ANGELES DODGERS

    • @garyrobinson5655
      @garyrobinson5655 20 дней назад

      ​@@anandguruji83 still dont have as many as the cardinals 😂

    • @parttimehuman
      @parttimehuman 20 дней назад

      @@garyrobinson5655 That's cool and all, but how many did you actually watch? I've seen the Dodgers win four.

    • @garyrobinson5655
      @garyrobinson5655 20 дней назад

      @@parttimehuman 4 lmao what was the point of your comment

    • @parttimehuman
      @parttimehuman 17 дней назад

      @@garyrobinson5655 It wasn’t clear to you? I don’t really sit around bragging about a World Series the dodgers won in 1963.

  • @kiefdemon1979
    @kiefdemon1979 19 дней назад +1

    I kept telling people that this team wasn't firing on all cylinders. An entire pitching roaster full of aces on the IL for the entire year.

  • @jethrojacinto2798
    @jethrojacinto2798 20 дней назад +4

    Okay can we relax with the word "Dynasty" just because the team wins 1 LEGITIMATE championship? If they win the next 2 then it's an actual Dynasty. Jesus you kids just use buzz words without knowing its full meaning in videos to create manufactured hype.

    • @jinyboi
      @jinyboi 20 дней назад

      Dodgers will win 9 more times

    • @LuckyNeuron-ys8sy
      @LuckyNeuron-ys8sy 20 дней назад +2

      What makes 2020 not a legitimate championship? Every team had the same chances the dodgers did but you say it dosent count bc it’s the dodgers

    • @LuckyNeuron-ys8sy
      @LuckyNeuron-ys8sy 20 дней назад

      And they WILL win the next 3 straight

    • @garyrobinson5655
      @garyrobinson5655 20 дней назад

      ​@@LuckyNeuron-ys8sy regardless of who won that year, it wouldve been the same no one would accept it bc in all reality baseball shouldn't have been played. So many players opted out prior to the season. Also if they win another world series in 20 years ill be surprised

    • @asiseeit2041
      @asiseeit2041 20 дней назад +1

      No offense, but the run for la started in 2013. 2017 Astros cheated. 2018 lost to Red Sox in ws. 2019 lost to nations who won ws. 2020 win the covid year. 2021 lost in nlcs to braces who won ws. 2022 top seed choke, same in 2023. 2024 top seed ws winner. Kinda dynastic. They are still loaded and in a good spot. The guy in the video is right. Lotta arms inbound for next year. Great era of dodgers baseball.

  • @BlakeGomez-vj8tz
    @BlakeGomez-vj8tz 19 дней назад +1

    Respectfully as a dodgers fan we own New York

  • @Rufus-R
    @Rufus-R 20 дней назад +5

    the dodgers will ruin baseball. we need a salary floor and for other teams to outbid the dodgers - having soto added to this team would be the godamn KD warriors which was recieved horribly. I hate the dodgers and people thinking that this shi is good for baseball are just wrong. Spending a billion dollars in one offseason should be a huge red flag for the entire league.

    • @jacobbxd
      @jacobbxd 20 дней назад +1

      doesn’t mean you are given a world series. no matter the star power any team can crap out in the playoffs

    • @Rufus-R
      @Rufus-R 20 дней назад +2

      @@jacobbxd no it doesnt guarantee a world series - but seeing the same damn team win over and over again gets boring and it just diminishes all of the other teams. the dodgers crapped out the past like ten years and they forked over unfathomable amounts of money so we wouldnt call 2020 fake anymore. The 2010-14 Giants were the team that in my opinion represented a gritty and tough organization - putting pieces together and having camaraderie led them to a ring. You can't buy camaraderie, but you can buy 50 home runs and 100+ innings of sub 2 ERA baseball which certainly helps. Ohtani deferring his money was the start of the downfall of the mlb being competitive - now teams like the dodgers or yankees who will always have a market, even in ten years, will still be making money, meaning the deferral works. A team like Cleveland or Oakland would never have the pull and influence to sign an Ohtani or Judge, so why should we support deferrals and massive contracts when some teams can't even get a steady 20,000 plus attendance ? I know that was a rant but I have been a dodger hater for a long time and will continue to be. Buying championships is not the same as putting together a team of scrappy guys who just make it work.

    • @LuckyNeuron-ys8sy
      @LuckyNeuron-ys8sy 20 дней назад +3

      @@Rufus-Rthe dodgers got cheated out of a ring in 2017. But the dodgers have an outstanding farm system and the free agents they sign just compliment them. There definitely has to be a salary floor bc some teams refusing to spend is unacceptable when your owners are literal billionaires

    • @garyrobinson5655
      @garyrobinson5655 20 дней назад

      ​@@LuckyNeuron-ys8sy 100% teams like the cardinals are literally ruining their cities by making the citizens pay for stadium revamps.

    • @jacobbxd
      @jacobbxd 20 дней назад +2

      Dodger's doesnt have scrappy players? really? We had so many players nobody wanted and they flourished in these playoffs esp with the bottom of our lineup. The buying expensive players mentality is the yankess in a nutshell after that 5th inning debacle.
      And you can't blame the dodgers for doing everything they did as long its within the confines of the rules.

  • @wereal1826
    @wereal1826 20 дней назад +2

    Then you realize. Ohtani, Glasnow, Ryan, Kershaw, Gonsolin, May, Sheehan, and Kelly are all coming back on the mound in 2025. 7 DIFFERENT STARTERS that are coming back and possibly Bobby Miller if he does make a resurgence

    • @Korijenkins1414
      @Korijenkins1414 19 дней назад +1

      They'd probably be smart not to pitch Ohtani next year tbh.
      He's going to be a better hitter in his career than pitcher, and it's very likely he'd have a 3rd TJS within 2 years.

  • @wbbb1256
    @wbbb1256 19 дней назад +1

    I would agree if baseball was like football or basketball where it’s usually the best team playing each other in the end, but that’s not how baseball is. Postseason baseball is more about who’s hot rather than who has the best team and that’s why we see so many wild card teams make it far. This doesn’t happen in other sports and when it does it’s rare.

  • @psychedeliccoffee2737
    @psychedeliccoffee2737 18 дней назад

    Let’s go Dodgers! I am so happy being a fan of this team for so long. 17 and 18 were heartbreakers. But we stayed loyal. It paid off!

  • @Mullet-ZubazPants
    @Mullet-ZubazPants 19 дней назад

    It's crazy to think how much better they'll be next year with a healthy pitching staff

  • @AlfredoRamos-ko3tx
    @AlfredoRamos-ko3tx 19 дней назад +2

    I wouldn't want Soto for the Dodgers especially his behavior 😂😂😂

  • @treysonmcgrady4750
    @treysonmcgrady4750 19 дней назад

    This is my favorite video of yours. Excellent down to the last second, I couldn’t agree more with your points. The evil Dodgers are here, and it’s up to the rest of the league to dethrone them.

  • @toml.1408
    @toml.1408 18 дней назад

    Remember, we had a very recent owner of the Dodgers who said at his first press conference "I'm going to tear down Dodger Stadium". You could hear the moans of the news media guys. Very fortunate he didn't last and Magic Johnson came in. All is good in Dodger land in 2024.

  • @jerkytoo8184
    @jerkytoo8184 18 дней назад

    On paper, the Dodgers were a great team from day 1 of the season. Then a bunch of players got injured. The joke was the the Dodgers' IL would be a great baseball team. But the postseason wasn't a cake walk for them. It came down to a do-or-die game against the Padres to move on the the Mets and eventually the Yankees.

  • @kurumauzamaki2731
    @kurumauzamaki2731 19 дней назад +1

    Don’t think 13 consecutive postseason appearances and only winning 1 championship doesn’t count as a dynasty

  • @michlo3393
    @michlo3393 16 дней назад

    Baseball already has an Evil Empire. And it ain't the Doyers!

  • @komickaze85
    @komickaze85 18 дней назад

    You're absolutely right about them being good for a very long time. Being the best, health permitting. They basically won the World Series with half their team hurt. That is insane! And Shohei didn't even have a good postseason. And he couldn't pitch. Imagine if those two things are reversed next year. He'll be a postseason star on both sides of the ball. If they get Soto, we might as well predict they break the 116 win record if they stay healthy. I don't hate the Dodgers, my former favorite player on the Red Sox is on that team in Mookie Betts (after Ortiz left of course). They've got a ton of great guys on the team, but if they win every year, people will start to hate them. Call them buyers of players, which they already do. Nice work on the video, thanks for the warning. I kind of already felt it, though.

  • @xRebelSpiritx
    @xRebelSpiritx 18 дней назад

    Crazy to view the dodgers as villainous when the team is full of players with no egos just great ballplayers.

  • @bellevueace6
    @bellevueace6 20 дней назад +1

    Professional standard production, sir.

  • @EddieintheLoop
    @EddieintheLoop 19 дней назад +1

    I actually think this world series actually was more of an indictment on the Yankees than it was a solidifying moment for the dodgers. The dodgers up until the world series really didn't look like complete world beaters and were very close to not even being in the world series. Meanwhile the Yankees basically lied down and took it from them and looked incredibly overwhelmed by the moment. Especially when you consider that Flaherty being basically the #1 for the dodgers this postseason and was actually really bad, yet faces the yanks in game 1 and does quite decent. Not saying that if they get soto or Add in any significant way it won't be a bad thing, but this showed me way more about the Yankees personally.

  • @magnumvanisher
    @magnumvanisher 20 дней назад +1

    It's basically Fukuoka Softbank Hawks during the 2010s at this point. I'll be surprised if the Dodgers got knocked out of World Series contention but right now, they're unstoppable.

  • @VishtheFish101
    @VishtheFish101 19 дней назад

    Hard to hate them when they have the most loved superstar on the planet with them.

  • @TheMemeSheriff
    @TheMemeSheriff 17 дней назад

    "Dynasties are good for the sport" funny, never heard anyone say that about the Lakers, Astros, SF Giants, Pats, Yankees, or Chiefs dynasties
    yet somehow with the Dodgers everyone is happy about it?

  • @RudeDog24
    @RudeDog24 19 дней назад +1

    The Yankees were saying don’t let us win one game but In my head I was thinking don’t let us win this World Series cuz they are going back to back next year

  • @jeffreylamb160
    @jeffreylamb160 19 дней назад +1

    I wouldnt really say "villain", but rather " the team to beat".

  • @bluex610
    @bluex610 19 дней назад

    A lot of credit to the coaches. The pitching coach designed a cylindrical ball that made it easier to see/feel how they throw.
    Also their hitting coaches have taught the players to be very desciplined on the strike zone and not chase.

  • @1delta_10tangos
    @1delta_10tangos 19 дней назад +1

    The Dodgers franchise was dormant for at least 2 decades (circa 1988). It is their time.
    Now, if we can only get the USC Trojans back to Pete Carroll level football... 😂