LOS ANGELES – There are those throughout baseball, I am sure, who remain convinced that Shohei Ohtani would be better as either a hitter or a pitcher , and that trying to do both is ultimately a fool’s errand.

I admit there are times that’s crossed my mind as well, wondering how long he can maintain what, in essence, are two different jobs for a Dodgers organization whose mantra may as well be “Championship or bust.”

But then there are games like Wednesday afternoon, which serve as reminders that we are seeing something none of us has ever witnessed. No matter how fervent a Dodger fan you are, and how much the wins and losses matter – and they do – sometimes it’s worth pausing to remind ourselves how special, how extraordinary this is.

Maybe it will impede the Dodgers’ quest to repe

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