The Dodgers — if they needed the information — learned Friday night that the World Series is not simply going to be a televised coronation. The attempt to defend their title is going to be a damn fight. And the battle in Game 1 was waged on the Blue Jays’ terms with relentless jabs from the length of their lineup and the tenacity to never surrender on an at-bat. With the Blue Jays, it just starts getting interesting when one of their hitters reaches two strikes.
In the realm of the underdog, my favorite philosopher is Duke. He’s the trainer who at the conclusion of the first round of the bout in “Rocky” implores his overconfident, overdog champion Apollo Creed: “He doesn’t know it’s a damn show.
