The Los Angeles Dodgers’ 2026 season is basically over, if not officially done this week, after they got absolutely *skunked* by the Milwaukee Brewers. We’re talking a complete blowout, losing by what the source calls “more than 31 points” over four games. That’s a cribbage term for a devastating, one-sided defeat, and it perfectly sums up what went down. This was a brutal way to see the 2026 campaign wrap up, especially when you hear about other teams like the Tampa Bay Rays floundering in “this Fall Classic.” You gotta wonder what the Dodgers’ front office is even thinking right now. At least current Dodger Teoscar Hernandez was still around the proceedings.
The Dodgers’ Unwanted Playbook: Repeat Disappointment
Honestly, if you’ve been following this team for more than a minute, you might’ve expected another rant from me about the Dodgers, but what’s there left to say? This isn’t a new story. Back in 2022, they piled up an insane 111 victories, only to play their worst baseball when it mattered most. They were supposed to be fueled by the passing of Vin Scully, but they won just one game and then just… shuffled off the stage. This season, if you paid any attention in August, you saw this same underperforming version of the Dodgers, with every single wart on full display. Even some old issues that everyone thought were gone, like certain managerial decisions from Dave Roberts, popped back up. When you lead every game in a series, only to lose every single time, you’re left with nothing but to tip your cap to the vict victors and mutter words you can’t print here. Would a healthy Shohei Ohtani have helped? We’ll never know, but it sure couldn’t have hurt.
2025’s Questionable Success: All OPS, No Championship
It’s wild to think about the 2025 Dodgers. That team answered a question that only the most unhinged madman would’ve even asked: “Could a team hit like the 1966 Baltimore Orioles and still win a championship in today’s game?” And somehow, the answer was “Yes, but barely, by the skin of their collective teeth, especially when the opposition was on a heater.” Unlike the 1966 Los Angeles Dodgers, this squad found a way, but it wasn’t pretty. In 17 playoff games in 2025, they collectively hit a mere .233/.320/.402. Sure, they had some individual bright spots with high OPS numbers: Ohtani crushed it with a 1.096, Ben Rortvedt had a 1.071 in his four games, Alex Call hit .897 in seven games, Teoscar Hernandez put up .788, Will Smith was at .777 in 15 games, and Max Muncy posted a .700. But even with those numbers, the team’s overall performance was just not enough to get the job done when it truly counted.
This kind of ending, getting absolutely walloped, leaves you with a sour taste, no matter how many great individual performances you had along the way. For a team that should be consistently contending, this isn’t the kind of finish anyone wants to see.
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Originally reported by True Blue LA.
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