Yes, there will be a lot of hope and anxiety in Los Angeles when the Dodgers begin the Major League Baseball playoffs. Months after Vin Scully’s death, and immediately following the attainment of 111 wins, a regular-season franchise record, the expectations for the Dodgers will be appropriately high. Los Angeles will be consumed by the Dodgers’ pursuit of a non-pandemic World Series championship. The 2020 title certainly counts, but everyone wants to celebrate a World Series title in Dodger Stadium, or at least in a full-length season. 2020 didn’t give anyone that opportunity. The Dodgers will soon take the stage in Los Angeles sports …
but not just yet, and not this weekend for sure.
The new MLB playoff format means the Dodgers will sit back and relax until they begin the NLDS on Tuesday, Oct. 11. In the meantime, college football is the big ticket in town. Let’s look at the weekend’s two big games, USC-Washington State and UCLA-Utah: