{"id":314245,"date":"2025-10-18T20:14:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T20:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/314245\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T20:14:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T20:14:11","slug":"letters-super-shohei-and-dodgers-back-where-they-belong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/314245\/","title":{"rendered":"Letters: Super Shohei and Dodgers back where they belong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix&#8221;&gt; <\/p>\n<p>Wow, what a week in sports. USC defeats Michigan, a Dodger pitches a complete game for the first time in the postseason since 2004 and <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/dodgers\/story\/2025-10-17\/shohei-ohtani-three-home-runs-dodgers-brewers-nlcs-game-4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">they sweep the Brewers<\/a> to go to the World Series for the second consecutive year after being 0-6 against Milwaukee during the regular season. Perhaps Michael Conforto will be added to the roster and win MVP in the World Series.<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Hershow<br \/>Woodland Hills<\/p>\n<p>While basically sleepwalking through the first three games of the NLCS, Shohei Ohtani saves his best for last. He goes \u201cHollywood\u201d and produces the single greatest performance in MLB history as the final curtain comes down on the Milwaukee Brewers and extends the Dodgers\u2019 magical journey to repeat as World Series champions.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for the sequel!<\/p>\n<p>Rick Solomon<br \/>Lake Balboa<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a bird, it\u2019s a plane \u2026 no, it\u2019s superhuman Shohei! He pitches a shutout, strikes out 10, and hits three tape-measure home runs. Wow!<\/p>\n<p>Marty Zweben<br \/>Palos Verdes Estates<\/p>\n<p>In the history of Major League Baseball, has there ever been a player like Shohei Ohtani? I don\u2019t think so. Shohei is the best ever. Enough said.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Sorce<br \/>Fountain Valley<\/p>\n<p>Now that the Dodgers have effortlessly powered their way back into the World Series, it\u2019s quite obvious that $400 million actually does buy what it used to!<\/p>\n<p>Jack Wolf<br \/>Westwood<\/p>\n<p>At last, the second coming of the Dodgers has happened. We\u2019ve been waiting for it and hoping for it, and now it\u2019s here. Great offense, great defense and superb pitching. Our new chant should be \u201call the way L.A., all the way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cheryl Creek<br \/>Anaheim<\/p>\n<p>Statistically speaking, there is a case to be made in <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/dodgers\/story\/2025-10-14\/dodgers-blake-snell-sandy-koufax-60-years-ago\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">comparing the postseason accomplishments<\/a> of Sandy Koufax and Blake Snell. From a historical perspective, there is no comparison.<\/p>\n<p>Koufax is a legendary lifetime Dodger who pitched until he physically was no longer able to do so. Snell famously refused to take the ball in his last Giants start to save himself for a free agency money windfall.<\/p>\n<p>Bill Waxman<br \/>Simi Valley<\/p>\n<p>Stop the presses! The world is still spinning on its axis! Holy Toledo, Dave Roberts finally figured out a starting pitcher\u2019s <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/dodgers\/story\/2025-10-14\/yoshinobu-yamamoto-complete-game-dodgers-nlcs-game-2-brewers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">arm doesn\u2019t fall off<\/a> after 100 pitches. Too bad he didn\u2019t come to that revelation <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/dodgers\/story\/2025-10-13\/dodgers-nlcs-game-1-blake-snell-freddie-freeman\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">during Blake Snell\u2019s Game 1<\/a> performance, but better late than never as the saying goes.<\/p>\n<p>Ken Blake<br \/>Brea<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix&#8221;&gt; Wow, what a week in sports. 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