Back-to-back world champion Los Angeles Dodgers has such a nice ring to it. Becoming the first back-to-back champions in baseball since the hated Yankees pulled off that feat so long ago has the Dodger faithful not wanting to get off the winning train any time soon. Winning the World Series once is hard, and then doing it again the following season is an even bigger obstacle, but climbing that mountain and winning three in a row puts you in undoubtedly one of the greatest dynasties in baseball. This past season showed that when faced with adversity, the Dodgers overcame the obstacles and continued with their winning ways all the way to the commissioner’s trophy. This upcoming season will be even harder, as the target on their backs has just become that much bigger.
Andrew Friedman and company have not rested on their past successes, as evidenced by the free agent signing of closer Edwin Diaz and welcoming him to Chavez Ravine for the upcoming season. We all know how good Shohei Ohtani was this past season, but what will a full season of a healthy Shohei on the mound and at the plate do to help propel the Dodgers even further? Freddie Freeman kept showing why he’s so clutch in the postseason, and with what seemed like most of the world against them, beat the upstart Blue Jays and showed that while being hated can fuel their desire to prove their doubters wrong. The funny part about it is that some say the Dodgers are ruining baseball. Still, when you are playing championship baseball at such a high level, especially over these past few seasons, that’s not ruining baseball; that is showing others how to play like a champion.
An Organization that went from their last championship in 1988 and a multitude of years when they seemed unable to get it done to winning three World Series in the previous five years is quite the accomplishment. I do not see this success slowing down any time soon, as once you get the taste of a World Series Championship, you want to keep striving to feel that way every year. The holidays are right around the corner, and I know for the Dodger faithful, as they are unwrapping their presents and getting their 2025 World Series memorabilia out from under the tree, that all eyes start to focus on 2026 and exactly what next season’s edition of the Dodgers can do. The wise like to say that history repeats itself, and when it comes to baseball, all 29 other MLB franchises would be better off hoping that saying does not ring true, as the odds say 2026 will once again be the year for Dodger blue. Spring will be here before we know it, and another year of hope and optimism will arrive. Instead of the Brooklyn Dodgers’ old saying, “Wait till next year,” it will turn into “This will be our year.” Happy Holidays, Dodger Nation.
This was nice, but we are all waiting on Scott’s long-promised missive about being a blogger covering the Dodgers and on the greater LA Dodger blog community.