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Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow tries to rid his cleats of muck during the team’s second loss to the Phillies over the weekend.

I was really hoping to go 162-0, but alas, it was not to be. Of course not! Just a pipe dream. But the two losses the Dodgers suffered in Philadelphia over the weekend were absolutely avoidable, and both were ascribable to misguided moves by my boys in blue.

On Friday, both Shohei Ohtani and Andy Pages were caught trying to steal second, but not just caught, stupidly caught. They were clumsy and should not have been trying to steal with two outs in the respective situations they were in. Then, to cap it off, Chris Taylor stole second only to have it stolen back for the game-ending out after a review that overturned the call. He looked safe to me, my husband and Eric Karros, but the call went against the Dodgers. (I expect that may happen a lot now that everyone that’s not a Dodger fan absolutely hates the Dodgers!)

Then on Sunday, manager Dave Roberts should have insisted that the mound be dried out lest pitcher Tyler Glasnow hurt himself in the rain that made the pitcher’s mound a pile of sloppy goo. Instead, Doc let it go, and Glasnow gave up the game. What a shame.

But we are now 9-2, and that’s nothing to sneeze at. We started out 8-0, breaking the record for wins to start the season by a defending World Series champ.

Tom Hanks (right) with his family on Opening Day.

Every game so far has been spine-tingling! I’ve been to two games, both of which ended in walk-off homers! Plus I found out that Tom Hanks, on whom I’ve had a crush since “Bosom Buddies,” takes score in his Stadium Club suite! (I’ve suspected since 1980 that he and I were soul mates destined never to meet.)

Tom Hanks (above) doesn’t go into as much detail as yours truly (below).

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)

Freddie Freeman made history with a walkoff Grand Slam, the first in World Series history!

The most unbelievable Game 1 of a World Series ever! Hear that, Kirk Gibson?

First baseman Freddie Freeman — who this season battled a broken finger, a sprained ankle and the life-threatening illness of his little son — hadn’t played in most of the postseason games so far this year. When he did, he practically had to be carried off the field by Mookie Betts! So what does he do? With the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning, he hits it out of the park on the first pitch!

I literally started crying, it was so beautiful!

The roar of the crowd was deafening. The feeling of triumph was overwhelming. It was a moment that will live forever in the minds and hearts of Dodger fans everywhere.

I didn’t take score for most of the games this postseason. Too crowded, plus I wanted to roam and see folks around the stadium. But yesterday, right before we left to walk up the Ravine, I decided, “It’s the freaking World Series, Dodgers vs. Yankees! Of course I have to keep score!”

I’m so glad I did.

We go again tonight, but it will be difficult to top Game 1 — for intensity, exhilaration and satisfaction! History isn’t made every day.

MY SCORECARDS
WORLD SERIES Game 1: Dodgers 6-Yankees 3

Side note: Very sad about Fernando Valenzuela. He was so young, just 63. The Dodgers are honoring him and his contribution to baseball at the World Series and next season with a patch on their uniforms. Simply “34.”

Sure, he’s happy now, but you should have heard him complaining about the Dodgers all through the game. “The pitching sucks!” “They can’t bring guys home!” “They’ve got Ohtani’s number!” OMG! It’s hard to take. But then again, maybe his negativity was the right energy to engender tonight’s miracle? Who knows? (I still think it’s my earrings.)