Clayton Kershaw's elite, age-35 season. The emergence of young arms to carry a pitching staff beset by injuries. A team that finds new ways to win.
In a city as unwieldy as Los Angeles, you’d have a hard time finding a unifying figure like Vin Scully. He meant so much to so many of us.We watched Clayton Kershaw pitch his 16th and possibly final season in Los Angeles. At 35, he’s at a point in his career when even Hall of Fame pitchers typically slide into their journeyman years, but Kershaw is still throwing at an elite level.
The Dodgers started 2023 with some stumbling blocks. Key contributors to last year’s historic 111-win effort had departed, and the division rival that embarrassed the Dodgers in the playoffs, the San Diego Padres, went on a spending spree and added multiple superstars. Brace for second or third place, we were warned.Though it didn’t turn out that way in the end, early-season struggles suggested playoff baseball might not be on the horizon.
A few fan favorites who got away came back. The beloved Justin Turner may no longer be in Dodger blue, but Joe Kelly and Kiké Hernandez have been since they returned to Los Angeles in midseason trades. Moves like these make fans feel as if they’re rooting for a team, not just a brand. Of course, nothing caps a year like a World Series victory, the ultimate catharsis after a 162-game slog. But what truly tests a team’s strength is success in a regular season that spans six months of day-in, day-out baseball.
So, before Dodger fans embark on a collective freak-out over playoff baseball, let’s enjoy a few days of peace to acknowledge how inspiring it’s been watching a team of future Hall of Famers and untested rookies figure out new ways to win.
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