Alexander: Dreaming of a red – and blue – October
It is early – just about a fifth of MLB’s 162-game grind has been played – and yet the imagination dances, day-to-day results aside. The Dodgers and Angels are both near the top of their leagues, and is it too much to imagine them sharing a field in late October?
And yet they’re 20-11 going into Saturday’s play. They’re still in first place by percentage points, having led their division all but a handful of days … and with all their star power they might not even be the most compelling team in their own neighborhood. The Angels are doing something else, too, as they attempt to trash the common wisdom – at least in the rest of the country – that Mike Trout needs to go elsewhere because his team can’t get him to the postseason.
Fun to watch? Trout leads baseball in OPS going into Saturday’s games. Ohtani is still one of a kind. Brandon Marsh and Taylor Ward are making an impact, Rendon is healthy again … and the front office emphasis on pitching is finally bearing fruit. Meanwhile, the Monstars – as Freddie Freeman jokingly called his new team shortly after he joined the Dodgers – have several players operating below their capabilities … but, as we said, it’s early.
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