Rome fell. The Titanic sank. Mike Tyson was knocked out by Buster Douglas.
Things happen, and they could happen to anyone or anything.
I wouldn’t bet on the Dodgers imploding in a potential three-peat season, but elements for disaster are in place. Their starting rotation is fragile. Their lineup is aging. Their position-player depth isn’t what it used to be.
The two-time defending World Series champions could blow this, and they know it.
“We’re very mindful that there’s a lot of work that needs to be done,” manager Dave Roberts said.
Any nightmareseason would start with pitching.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Blake Snell, Shohei Ohtani and Tyler Glasnow were each healthy in the World Series, but the reality was that it was one of the few times someone in their rotation wasn’t sidelined with an injury.
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Snell was out for four months with shoulder problems. Ohtani didn’t pitch his first game until mid-June because he was returning from his second Tommy John procedure. Glasnow missed 2 ½ months with shoulder inflammation.
The only member of their rotation who made each of his starts was Yamamoto.
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