During the 1960s, the Dodgers made the World Series three times, all within a four-year period. Throw in 1959 and they were in the World Series four times in seven years.
Currently, the Dodgers have been to the World Series four times in six years. It's a fairly similar run to the 1960s one, although this version of the Dodgers has been more successful winning Series. (Three compared to two).
I wonder if these Dodgers will be thought of in the way that the '60s Dodgers are, as a talent-laden team, filled with some of the best pitching talent ever, with some OK offensive talent -- though nothing like what L.A. currently has. They are respected. I don't think people got disgusted with the Dodgers showing up repeatedly in the Fall Classic -- something tells me that if fans then were disgusted by that kind of thing (I have my doubts), it would be toward the Yankees (five straight WS from 1960-64).
A lot of fans will jump in and say that the two scenarios are different. Free agency and money has changed things and and the haves and have-nots have fractured the sport (but there were haves and have-nots in the '60s, too).
I can't think that way, because I'm a Dodgers fan. All Dodgers World Series teams are equally lovable to me. I won't be around in another 60 years to admire the 2020-25 Dodgers but if I was, I know I'd feel about them the way I do the 1960s Dodgers -- probably more because I was barely alive for those '60s teams.
I've mentioned that I don't need the Dodgers to win the World Series this year. Two straight years has taken care of that desire as a fan. Sure, I'd be happy if they did it again. But some other team getting the chance would be great. Just as long as it isn't the team that makes this guy happy:
Leaping out of your seat triumphantly for a warning track fly ball during the seventh inning of a game on May 19 will instantly get you on my list (he did this several times yesterday). Why is everyone so fired up? And can't we go back to seeing no fans behind home plate on our TV screens?
Anyway, I'm being very current today because I just received some very current Dodgers from Matt of Cards Over Coffee and his family of blogs. All of the cards were from the last couple of years and all of them, except Sandy Koufax up there, are players who contributed to the last two Dodgers titles.
Yeah, modern Dodgers -- don't complain. I do what the cards tell me!!
Blake Snell -- this is a 2025 Chrome refractor -- contributed to last year's title. He even contributed indirectly to a Dodgers title while on another team ... well, maybe that was his manager in Tampa Bay.
Mookie Betts. Fancy parallels. So good to have him back and hitting.
Clayton Kershaw. Retired, but his cards are as welcome as when he was pitching. The card on the left is the chrome version of Kershaw's 2026 Heritage card. I don't have the base card yet, but it's en route.
Max Muncy. Seeing him skinnier and more nimble is a strange site. I've already forgotten what parallel this is, and I spent a good while figuring out what it is.
Freddie Freeman. Two home runs last night while he was sick. Impressive.
Justin Wrobleski (rainbow foil parallel). Tied for second in the majors in pitching wins. Nothing anyone would have guessed.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto. I have the red parallel already, but will probably redistribute it to the Heritage binder.
I think Yamamoto has the best chance to be remembered like Koufax and Drysdale decades into the future if he continues on this pace. He's not the same kind of pitcher but what he did in the 2025 World Series was epic and will be recounted forever.
So then, long may they reign for as long as it does. And it can end right now and that's OK. I will not complain about the memories that I have compiled of my team for over 50 years now, or the 38 binders that contain Dodgers cards.
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