The ballpark remained closed for massive renovations but the parking lots were packed with a fan base celebrating a second title in five years, with an even brighter future possibly on the horizon.
It comes as no surprise that Shohei Ohtani must have put a lot of thought behind it before signing the blockbuster 10-year, $700 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers in Dec.
There is this notion -- especially the further you get away from Dodger Stadium -- that the Dodgers continuing to try to turn themselves into a superpower-type team and continuing to show the baseball ...