LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers sign Freddie Freeman, and all of a sudden disgruntled fans of other teams are channeling their inner Russ Hodges: The Dodgers buy the pennant! The Dodgers buy the pennant!
Please consider this a reminder to direct your objections to the proper source.
In Oakland, where beleaguered but spirited fans organized their own fan festival last Saturday, a pair of cleats signed by star pitcher Chris Bassitt was raffled off. Within minutes, the Athletics had raffled off Bassitt himself. Within days, they had raffled off sluggers Matt Chapman and Matt Olson too. Pitchers Sean Manaea and Frankie Montas might have been traded between the time I wrote these words and the time you read them.
