In the immediate aftermath of his team winning the National League pennant, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts lowered his guard and spoke emotionally about what might happen next: The Dodgers becoming the first repeat champions in Major League Baseball in 32 years.

Turning to his players, and also telling an international TV audience, Roberts said:

"Before this season started, they said: 'The Dodgers are ruining baseball.' Let's get four more wins, and really ruin baseball! Let's go!"

Roberts is not making up phantom allegations. Ever since the Dodgers won the World Series a year ago, many fans and media have expressed that a repeat would be the worst thing to happen in MLB.

The nutshell thinking being:

A big-market team buys another championship

Further exploiting the league

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