Scary thought for MLB: Dynastic Dodgers might have their best team yet
The Los Angeles Dodgers embarked on their season with an Opening Day win over the Arizona Diamondbacks with sights set on a World Series three-peat.
LOS ANGELES — It was Joe Namath sitting poolside guaranteeing a Super Bowl victory for the New York Jets . It was Muhammad Ali at ringside telling the world he’d “whup’’ George Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle. And it was Los Angeles Dodgers owner Mark Walter and president Stan Kasten predicting a baseball dynasty.
The date was Feb. 28, 2013, and the Dodgers were coming out of the throes of bankruptcy, failing to reach the playoffs three consecutive seasons, when Walter was asked whether it was remotely possible to duplicate Atlanta’s success when they won 14 consecutive division titles under Kasten as president. “It's going to be done again," Walter told USA TODAY Sports.
“This time on the West Coast. ’’ Kasten recoiled, Walter apologized, and 13 years later Thursday night, were laughing about their bravado. “It’s funny, too,’’ Walter said Thursday, “because at the time I didn’t realize how hard it would be.
But even though we did it, it's still crazy. "It’s nuts. " It’s also reality.
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