NEW YORK — Sometimes, even in the middle of what’s looking like a one-sided World Series, you have to take a step back and think about what you’re watching. Let’s do that now, because here’s what I think we’ve been watching: A World Series with possibly eight future Hall of Famers. That number includes Clayton Kershaw , a left-handed legend who isn’t active.
But who the heck cares? If eight is the right number, that’s something special — and historic. Advertisement So on a cool October evening in the Bronx, as these two rosters lined up along the baselines, bumping fists and exchanging hugs before Monday’s World Series Game 3 , the chills weren’t just because of the temperature. “It really kind of gives you goosebumps a little bit, to be honest with you,” Dodgers reliever Daniel Hudson told me.
“I mean, 10 or 15 years from now, how many of those guys are going to be in Cooperstown?” Hey, excellent question. So I’ve been digging in on this. I’m trying not to get distracted by the fact that the two likely league MVPs — Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani — are a combined 2-for-23 in this Series.
I’m also trying not to get distracted by the fact that the Dodgers now lead this thing, three games to zilch, and it hasn’t been the kind of World Series that serves as a future Netflix-doc showcase for this parade to Cooperstown. I admit I have gotten obsessed over the last week with Freddie (Homer A Day) Freeman’s road to Cooperstown. It couldn’.
