Dodgers win NL West!

On Wednesday night, the Dodgers finally clinched the National League West with a resounding 9-1 win over their rivals, the San Francisco Giants. This season has been a weird one for fans like me. I haven’t been allowed to consume most of the games, and so I have had hugely mixed feelings.

On the one hand, I want to get excited. This is, after all, probably the most consistent season a Dodger team has managed in the past 20 years. Their lineup is loaded and if they can get even a little hot at the right time, they have a great chance to win the World Series.

On the other hand, this Dodger team, along with their television partner, have robbed me of watching this historic season like I would have watched any other. For the first time in five or ten years, I haven’t been to a game this season. That’s saying a lot for how well the Dodgers have played and how many players they have who are worth watching.

The play of this guy was certainly worth going to MLB.com to watch the next day:

Seriously, people who write tons of negative things and warnings about Puig are crazy. Kershaw is a no-brainer MVP, and this team is rolling.

I’m trying to get more engaged. I’m trying. Without the games on all year, though, it’s just hard.