Good morning, it’s Thursday, October 22. Expect thunderstorms today that will clear by the afternoon. A flood watch is active for parts of the Westside.
1. Why and how the Dodgers got swept.
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One of the big questions after the Dodgers’ recent collapse is why Shohei Ohtani — the National League’s 2025 MVP and arguably one of the most important economic assets in Los Angeles — seemed to lose his athletic ability midseason.
Watching Ohtani play felt like watching the scene in 1996’s Space Jam where NBA players suddenly lose their talent because tiny aliens have stolen it for themselves (so they can win a high-stakes game against the Looney Tunes, of course).
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