MIAMI — Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts leaned back in his chair and it did not collapse, which is surprising given the way the season has gone.
The defending NL champions had just endured their fifth defeat in a row, all against last-place teams. The latest loss came in Miami, and Roberts contemplated his team’s place in the universe, including a mere one-game lead over the Marlins, baseball’s perennial punch line.
“I need a Presidente,” he said, before pausing to reconsider. “I need more than one.”
Here’s a toast to one of the most surprising teams in the majors, although not in a good way.