Shohei Ohtani was the center of attention at the first two games the Dodgers played in Tokyo.

Tomorrow, the 2025 season of Dodger baseball starts … without me there in person. It’ll be the first Opening Day I have missed in over a decade.

But I’m OK with that. I enjoy watching from the comfort of my couch, and I’ll be there Friday for the World Series Ring Ceremony and a game against the Tigers.

I’m going to try to keep score for all the games. I did it for the Tokyo series, albeit from the recorded replay I watched the following morning. (I tried to stay up until 3:10 a.m., but those days are behind me.)

So tomorrow, when Opening Day kicks off our Repeat Season, we go into the series with a 2-0 record, having swept the Cubs at the Tokyo Dome. A good start on the way to another World Series Championship!

GAME 1: Dodgers 4 – Cubs 1 (in Tokyo)
GAME 2: Dodgers 6 – Cubs 3 (in Tokyo)