By Anthony Solorzano
Anyone living in Los Angeles knows to avoid any midday Dodgers game during the dog days of summer. So why test it anyway? It was a cardinal sin to go to one on the hottest weekend of the season, but Shohei Ohtani made it worth it.
As I’ve grown older, the amount of games I attend each season has dwindled to less than three. Priorities land on other “adult” stuff like paying for streaming subscriptions and saving money toward the dream of buying a house.
But sacrificing a couple of bucks from my Roth IRA is worth it for Shohei Ohtani. He is a once-in-a-lifetime player.
Missing Ohtani in LA would be like being in Chicago during the Michael Jordan era and never attending a Bulls game.
Or skipping a Kobe Bryant game with the Lakers because he wins too much.
Sure, Ohtani has been in the league for six years now. He spent the first part of his MLB career with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. During his six years with the Angels, he won two MVP awards and carved his way into Major League history by excelling as a two-way player.