Dodgers: What a World Series means for the team and the fans

The Dodgers finally did it! Los Angeles gave its fans something they had not seen since 1988, a trip to the World Series.

If you are a Los Angeles Dodgers fan, the last out of Game Five of the National League Championship Series was 29 years of futility and frustration let go.  Despite recent playoff consistency, the Dodgers were never able to get over the hump of returning to the World Series.  But on October 19th, 2017 fans could collectively say finally the drought was over.

What does a World Series mean though, besides the obvious facts we know that in game one on Tuesday the Dodgers will be opening the World Series at Dodger Stadium just like they did in 1988.

What the World Series berth means to me is a connection to the past, a connection to my father who took me to my first Dodgers game when I was four years old and is no longer with us.  The World Series means making new memories with my own children as they will root for the Dodgers like I did as an eight-year-old in 1988.

The World Series also means a connection to Dodgers history.  What Dodgers greats will be honored during the pre-game ceremonies.  Who will get the honor of throwing the first pitch for Game 1, will it be past World Series MVP’s Ron Cey or current coach Steve Yeager, or will we see pitching greats Sandy Koufax and Orel Hershiser be the ones to kickoff the World Series.

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The World Series means that 90-year-old Tommy Lasorda will get one more chance to watch his favorite team in the Fall Classic once again.  Lasorda who was recently honored on his ninetieth birthday by the Dodgers and asked that he got to see the team in the World Series one more time, looks like he got his wish.

The World Series means that the best pitcher on the planet Clayton Kershaw will no longer hear that he can’t pitch in October, as he was the winning pitcher in the clincher giving his team 6 strong innings of one-run ball.

The World Series means that the front office of President Andrew Friedman and general manager Farahan Zaidi have been validated as one of the best in baseball as their trade deadline moves of getting Yu Darvish, Tony Cingrani, and Tony Watson paid off greatly thanks to Darvish’s two postseason wins and the two Tony’s bullpen work.  Not to mention the trade to get Chris Taylor that is now a steal after Taylor was named co-MVP of the NLCS.

The World Series means that Dave Roberts will be managing in the World Series, a stabilizing presence in a fractured clubhouse all Roberts has done since he was hired is win games and now he’s taken this team further than anybody since Lasorda in 1988.

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The World Series means that after 29 years Dodgers fans waiting for a World Series have been rewarded for their patience. No longer do we have to dwell on opportunities missed and lament late October collapses.  This World Series means Los Angeles your Dodgers are back in the Fall Classic.