Our family bleeds Dodger Blue.
When they lived in New York City, my parents cheered for them at Ebbets Field, and when my mom and dad moved to Los Angeles, the Dodgers went with them to the West Coast!
My mother lives near Hart High School and has followed many of their athletes into professional sports. Tyler Glasnow is one of them.
I’m excited that the Dodgers are back in the World Series. Game 3 was thrilling, especially with the hope of winning that world championship again.
Tyler performed well, but as most of us know, it took 18 innings to win Game 3. Both teams fought fiercely until the end, and earlier, many records and exciting plays were showcased, proving why baseball is our national pastime.
We knew the Dodgers’ Achilles’ heel was their bullpen, but in the World Series, they have had to perform perfectly. My mother had never heard of Will Klein, but when he was introduced and the commentators and TV camera scanned the empty bullpen chairs, calling him “the only option the Dodgers had left,” it sounded like he was the last player on the playground to be picked. Will Klein left a memorable impression on everyone who bleeds Dodger Blue. We were grateful for the win and hoping the Dodgers will take the World Series again.
My mom considers repeating the championship with a three-peat next year a challenge. But next month, she will turn 104, and she’s ready to take on the challenge for one more year if the Dodgers can secure the all-important World Series win this year.
Dr. Gene Dorio
Saugus
