On one hand, it's a good thing your team made it to the World Series two years in a row. That means your team won two straight National League championships.
That means your team finished better than 28 other teams. That means your team did better than last year's champs, the Houston Astros, and the New York Yankees.
But it still means your team finished second -- again.
I don't like fans that play the blame game after their teams lose.
Some are calling for a new manager, departure from analytics, new players who will play better.
Look, the Dodgers already have the priciest payroll and a loaded roster. They struggled but still won 92 games to eke into the playoffs. They won the division series against Atlanta and the NLCS over Milwaukee.
Not exactly a failed season.
The Red Sox, however, were better. They took the 100-win Yankees 3-1 in the ALDS, the defending champion Astros 4-1 in the ALCS and the Dodgers 4-1 in the Series. That's a dominating 11-3 in the playoffs and 119 wins in 2018.
Only the 1998 Yankees (125) and 2001 Mariners (120) won more games in a single season. This team will go down as one of the best in baseball history.
Not that it makes the medicine go down any easier. The Dodgers, like the Yankees and Astros, did not offer much resistance.
But hey, it was a fun ride nonetheless.
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