With the largest payroll, the biggest names in baseball, the most lucrative TV contract, two World Series titles in the last five seasons, and a major danger to labor peace after the 2026 season, Chavez Ravine is home to the most talented team in baseball.
These are the powerful Dodgers, adored and admired in Japan and Los Angeles but despised for their dominance in the rest of the free world.
“So label us as bad. You can call us the favorite. Nevertheless, we are beneficial to both our devoted and hating supporters.”
In front of a sold-out crowd at Dodger Stadium, where their 2024 World Series banner will be raised, the Dodgers, who are currently 2-0 and have the best record in baseball, take on the Detroit Tigers and Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal on Thursday to start their home schedule.
The Dodgers are the overwhelming favorites to win back-to-back World Series titles, making them the first club to do so in 25 years. It will mark the start of the eagerly awaited season. If they are not the final team standing in the middle of a champagne shower once more, it will be deemed a failure.
