The Los Angeles Dodgers have lost back-to-back World Series, and that’s really starting to weigh on Justin Turner’s mind.
The Dodger third baseman admitted that the losses stung badly, but they’ve increased his drive to win to a “psychotic” level in 2019 after coming so close twice only to fall short.
“When you get that close two years in a row, it borderline drives you insane,” Turner said, via Andy McCullough of the Los Angeles Times. “You’re just psychotic about trying to finish it. So the drive is even greater than it was last year.”
Not many teams come so close twice and fail to finish the job. It’s a unique and somewhat difficult club to be a part of. On the evidence, though, this is a very motivated team, and they’ll be heavily favored to win the NL West again. Once they make the playoffs, anything can happen, and they look like they have the talent to finally get over that hump.
