@RJM posted:The Dodgers haven’t won a legitimate full season World Series since 1988. The Nationals won five years ago. .
I'm not a dodgers fan but I'm not sure you can call that WS not legitimate. Yes, it was a shortened season but playoffs actually where expanded.
A 60 game regular season of course has less meaning but does anyone really doubt the dodgers who won the division 11 out of the last 12 times including 7 times in a row before 2020 would have made the playoffs?
That wasn't some scrappy team that sneaked in during a shortened season and then ran hot in the post season, that was an overwhelming favorite who won 106 games the year before and ran a 116 win pace in 2020. Does anyone doubt they would have won 100 again?
I know, things could have happened in a longer season, maybe two starters would have gotten injured in a full season and then they might not win, but if a team is a legitimate champion in 2020 it probably is the dodgers who clearly lead all major leagues in win percentage over the last 10-15 years.