Dodgers Are So Likely To Win Their 23rd Pennant

The defending champion L.A. Dodgers are so (think Valley girls for so) likely to cop their 23rd pennant, the first nine won as Brooklyn, after winning (5-1) in #2 behind more brilliant pitching, this time by Yoshinobu Yamamoto (wow, a complete game, so incredibly rare for these pampered modern day pitchers) and (3-1) in #3 at home, to take a commanding (3-0) lead vs the Milwaukee Brewers.

Almost certainly, the Dodgers will go to (3-0) vs Milwaukee teams in entities for the N.L. title having won 2 straight in an unscheduled ’59 N.L. playoff vs the Braves and in 7 vs the Brewers in the ’18 NLCS.

This is the Dodgers’ 39th LCS or World Series, all but 5, best of 7, and only twice each in a best of 7 (L.A. sweeping the Yankees in the ’63 World Series and in turn being swept by the O’s,who allowed 2, then 3 zeroes/O’s (not the cereal) to L.A. in ’66.

Additionally, this is just the third time a team is up or down (3-0) in 39 Dodgers LCS or World Series, again all but 5 (’74,’77,’78,’81 and ’83 NLCS) were best of 7.

So likely: The Dodgers to be (10-7) in LCS and they will bid to be just the 8th baseball franchise to ever repeat as title winners. Their again so likely World Series appearance will be with an (8-14) record in previous such entities.

Mr. Yamamoto, pictured above.