November 3, 2025
Somehow they did it! The Dodgers came back from the dead over the weekend to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays in game 7 of the World Series. They are now back-to-back World Series Champions. I thought for sure this team didn’t have the bullpen, or plate discipline to do it. I thought the Blue Jays had too good of a team. It turned out that the Dodgers have more than just talent money can buy. They had high character role players that stepped up in big moments to deliver a championship. That’s something the Blue Jays didn’t have. Miguel Rojas won the series with both his glove, and his game tying l run in the 9th inning of game 7. Andy Pages went from getting benched to making a heroic defensive play in the 9th inning of that game. Let’s not forget Will Klein throwing 70 pitches in game 3 when he had never thrown more than 30 in a game. Those are the guys you need to win a title. Also, Yoshinobu Yamamoto was worth every penny of that $325 million contract he signed, even if he never pitches again. The rest of the starters were outstanding all postseason, and I’m so happy to see Clayton Kershaw retire as a World Champion.
I’m sure much of the talk will be about whether or not the Dodgers are ruining baseball. However, what they are doing is actually great for the game. 20 million people watched the World Series. Dynasties in the making are great for any sport, and the Dodgers can become one in my mind with 1 more championship in the next 2 seasons. This is a brilliantly run organization that as fans, we should be so proud of and enjoy for as long as this run lasts, because they don’t last forever.
To the NFL where the Rams handles business yesterday against the Saints at home. Matt Stafford threw for 4 TDs, and the team dominated on both sides of the ball. When Stafford is well protected, it feels like he can be one of the best QBs in the league. That’s a problem the Rams have been having for a few years now, but appear to have finally fixed it. There’s a lot to be excited about. The Rams are a Super Bowl contender now, will have $90 mill in cap space, and 2 1st round picks this spring. They are set up nicely for a big run!
The Chargers found the win column as well against the Titans, but it was a costly one. The Bolts suffered injuries to two key offensive lineman, including Joe Alt, who is arguably the teams most important lineman. In case you weren’t sure how big of a loss that was, Justin Herbert was sacked six times after that. He still managed to come up big though, and the Chargers won a game they had to have against a team they had no business losing too. Hope they can get creative on the o-line moving forward though, or else they could be in trouble.
In College Football, the Trojans got a solid win on the road against Nebraska on Saturday. USC is now up to #20 in the AP Poll and looking respectable, it probably no shot for the CFP. I know everybody wants to bag on Lincoln Riley for not being tough, but the Trojans rallied and used the toughness of a run game to overcome a bum passing night. They’ve got Northwestern and Iowa coming up next at home, which are two very winnable games.
The Lakers have won 3 in a row and are now 5-2 to start the season. If your first thought is that they should trade LeBron or Austin, I have news for you: you’re an idiot. Put aside your “I don’t like LeBron” agendas, and your “Austin isn’t a big enough star” agendas. Those three together can easily be on of the best trios in the NBA. On top of that, most of you owe Rob Pelinka an apology because DeAndre Ayton, Marcus Smart, and Jake LaRavia have been fantastic so far. I’m liking this teams chances of quickly emerging as the 2nd best team in the West. After that we’ll see if they can challenge OKC.
As for the Clippers, they are off to an ok start with a 3-2 record. You would hope it wouldn’t take a buzzer beater from Kawhi to beat a winless Pelicans team, but at this stage a win is a win.The Clips at least have to feel good that Kawhi doesn’t need much ramp up and is playing at an elite level already. Considering the Clippers have wins against the Suns, Pelicans, and Blazers, but losses against the Warriors and Jazz, it’s pretty hard so far to figure out just how good these guys are going to be.
