April 6, 2017 Page 3 Dodgers Officially Begin New Season By Adam Serrao In honor of what is now the new, ongoing Major League Baseball season, it has become time to take a look at how the 2017 Los Angeles Dodgers will fare in their quest for the team’s first World Series appearance since 1988. Obviously, 162 games make for quite a long season. For that reason, instead of breaking down how the team has done in their first few games of the season against the San Diego Padres and the Colorado Rockies, we’ll take a look at a few fun storylines to keep your eye on as a new season of Dodger baseball gets it start. The one thing that will stick out like a sore thumb to baseball fans everywhere this season is the absence of the golden voice of Vin Scully up in the press box. This past Monday, the Dodgers played their first opening day since 1950 without Scully calling their games. Scully had previously said that he wouldn’t even attend the game either. “It’s a day game,” Scully remarked. “I’ll probably have things to do.” At least the 89-year-old ex-announcer who spent 67 years calling games for the Boys in Blue is keeping busy. “Sure, after 67 years, you bet I’ll miss it,” Scully continued. “But heck, I miss the guys I hung out with when I was in school.” One thing is for sure; baseball fans everywhere will certainly miss Vin this year. After Scully, there may be no one person who is more important to the Dodgers than Clayton Kershaw. This season, it will be fun to watch a presumably healthy Kershaw dominate opposing hitters like he has always done. Kershaw should be back to full form and is certainly the top candidate in the league to bring home yet another Cy Young Award and maybe even another pitching Triple Crown (league lead in wins, ERA and strikeouts). There’s no doubting the competitive streak that runs deep down in the blood of Kershaw. He has been known to challenge his fellow pitchers on the team to competitions similar to the one he had with former Dodger Zack Greinke to see who could swing the bat better at the plate. This year, look for Kershaw and Rich Hill to compete to see who can throw the filthier curveball. The Dodgers have been very diligent with their farm system--and so far, it has been somewhat unclear if that diligence has fully paid off. All signs are beginning to point to “yes” because of the All-Star ability of Corey Seager. Seager should be due for another fantastic year to follow up his 2016 National League Rookie of the Year awardwinning season. What should be even more fun, however, is to watch him play alongside Joc Pederson. Some might say that Pederson has underperformed so far in his career, and some even go so far as to call him a bust. This season should be when Pederson finally breaks out in a major way. 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The 29-year-old is one of the best closers in the league and with a cut fastball like the one that he puts on display, Jansen may just be able to put his name up there with the likes of Mariano Rivera by the time all is said and done. One thing that is always fun about watching a new baseball season is becoming familiar with the names on the team that aren’t necessarily fully recognizable yet. You may have heard of Hyun-Jin Ryu, but the pitcher is back nonetheless and is said to be looking healthy and impressive just in time for a 2017 campaign. Familiarize yourself now with the name Logan Forsythe. The Dodgers’ new second baseman came over from the Tampa Bay Rays and may just be the piece that the Dodgers have been missing all of these years. Andrew Toles came out of nowhere late in the season for L.A. last year. He should make an impact in left field and at the top of the order for the Dodgers this year. Don’t sleep on Alex Wood or Ross Stripling in the rotation. Although neither player made the starting five, both will be looking to prove themselves this season and have a huge impact on the pitching staff in what is always a long and trying season. Jansen steals all of the headlines coming out of the pen, but Adam Liberatore and Grant Dayton will make names for themselves. They’ll certainly have the opportunity with how much Dave Roberts likes to use his relief. Baseball is back and is now officially in action. Could this be the year that the Dodgers finally get over the hump and make it into the World Series? It’s too early to tell, but while you’re in the process of finding out, there will certainly be plenty of fun to take part in out at Chavez Ravine. 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