"The Dodgers won 93 regular-season games last year. They might have lost to the Phillies in the NLDS if Orion Kerkering made a quicker decision in Game 4 of that series. The Blue Jays had them on the ropes in the World Series multiple times and if closer Jeff Hoffman just doesn't allow a fluky home run to Miguel Rojas, the Dodgers wouldn't be champs. That Game 7 truly could have gone either way multiple times,"
"The Dodgers are, of course, champs. It was a well-deserved title. I'm not saying they didn't deserve it. They were amazing in the playoffs. I'm just not understanding this cloak of invincibility so many are giving them. I know that when fans get tired of teams winning titles, the drama gets ratcheted up, but the 2025 Dodgers weren't the 1998 Yankees with 114 wins and an 11-2 record in the playoffs, including a sweep in the World Series. They weren't the 2018 Red Sox with 108 wins and an 11-3 playoff record, either."
"The real problem with MLB is not the Dodgers, the problem lies with other teams and their owners. A prime example of what's really ruining baseball was the Milwaukee Brewers trading their ace, Freddy Peralta, after winning 97 regular season games last season."
Los Angeles Dodgers spending has driven fan complaints despite playoff outcomes often being close and influenced by small events. CBS Sports' Matt Snyder argues that large payrolls do not guarantee dominance, noting the Dodgers' 93 regular-season wins and narrow postseason victories that could have swung the other way on several plays. The core MLB problem rests with other clubs and owners making transactions that weaken competitiveness, exemplified by the Milwaukee Brewers trading ace Freddy Peralta after a 97-win season. Such moves reduce parity and fuel perceptions that finances, not on-field merit, determine success.
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