Reacting to the Dodgers winning the 2025 World Series
The 2025 Dodgers after winning the 2025 World Series. Photo courtesy of Dodger’s official
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are on top of the baseball world once again after taking down the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in Game 7 of the World Series Saturday.
After the game was plugged into extras, a Will Smith go-ahead solo home run in the top of 11th proved enough for the Dodgers to escape with the win.
As the news broke that the evil empire known as the Dodgers had one yet again won another World Series, I was definitely disappointed. The Jays were so close to winning but couldn’t get the job done. It kinda felt like when the Texas Rangers lost back in 2011.
After sitting on the results for a few days , here are a couple of my thoughts on this year’s Fall Classic.
FIRST TIME CHAMPS
While I hate how the rich got richer with players like Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, and Shohei Ohtani all collecting another ring, the Dodgers had a handful of first-time Champions. It’s always nice to see when a player gets his first World Series win, it’s a moment many players never get a chance to play for yet alone win.
Some first time champions that stood out to me were mostly pitchers in Blake Snell, Tyler Glassnow and Roki Sasaki.
Snell won the Cy Young Award in 2023 for the second time in his career after a short stint either with the Padres. The World Series hardware only contributes to Snell’s legacy.
There’s an extra sting for the Blue Jays not getting the job done. For one, it would’ve been the first time the Jays have won the World Series since 1933. Another reason is the loads of players who would have won their very first World Series ring.
One player that comes to mind is Vladimir Guerrero Jr. The superstar signed an $500 Million dollar 14 year extension during the offseason, and winning a World Series would have been a fitting end to that storyline. Throughout the postseason, Guerrero Jr. has been outstanding with the second-best batting average with .397, along with being the Jays’ leader in home runs (8), runs (18), and OPS (.494). Unfortunately, Vladdy will have to sit with this World Series loss all offseason.
“You know, it's hard to get this close and it's hard to see this group not be together,” Blue Jays Manager John Schneider said. “But know, we knew it was going to happen at some point. You just don't want it to happen this way, but the message was just thank you for all they sacrificed and for the way they went about it.”
A DODGERS DYNASTY?
The Dodgers remain the team to beat. And to my dismay, the team will undoubtedly be a threat in the National League in the years to come. A majority of LA’s superstars will return next season, and just a handful of support-role players, such as Kike Hernandez and Miguel Rojas, will be on the chopping block. Four pitchers won’t be under contract, including Clayton Kershaw (retired), Andrew Heaney, Michael Kopech, and Kirby Yates.
“The Dodgers are building up a Dynasty,” David Ortiz said after the World Series. “There is no better ballclub than the one they have had in the past five-six years. This is a World Series to remember, it’s a World Series that 10-15 years from now you’re going to watch and get goosebumps.”
The Dodgers are the first MLB team to win back-to-back titles since the New York Yankees in 1998–2000.
THE ANGELS
Anyone who knows me knows that I’m an immense Angels fan.
It’s always been my favorite team since I was little, and will be till the day that I die. So I’ll let it be known that the Angels did, in fact, sweep the Dodgers on the year. It’s a small win for a fanbase that has been treated so poorly over the years.
Unfortunately, the Halos again missed the playoffs and finished dead last in the AL West, beaten out by the Athletics by just a handful of games. Those who don’t follow the Angels may be surprised that this year was actually an IMPROVEMENT from last year’s team, which made headlines as the worst Angels team in the history of the franchise.
The offseason has brought some changes with a New Skipper, Kurt Suzuki, as well as a slew of other additions to the coaching staff. It was actually announced quite recently that Mike Maddux will be the Halos’ new pitching coach.
Maddux was a pitching coach with the Rangers for the past three seasons and in 2025, led Texas to the best ERA in the MLB. Barry Enright was named as the new hitting coach, replacing former coach Jonny Washington.
The Angels’ first and third base coaches have reported they will not return next year.
Needless to say the Angels will look different next year and hopefully find a way to get the Halos back into the postseason.
Like always… the future is bright. And I look forward to seeing how the team will do under Suzuki and the new couching staff.
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