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    Dodgers manager Dave Roberts would like a White House invitation to decline

    by Andy McCullough, Los Angeles Times Jul 08, 2019 5 minutes

    LOS ANGELES - Dave Roberts learned he had drawn the ire of the president of the United States in the most public of settings, sitting at a postgame news conference, broadcast to millions, as he sifted through the wreckage of Game 4 of the 2018 World Series.

    The loss effectively ended the Dodgers' season. Responsibility for the defeat rested on Roberts' shoulders. The manager had already weathered jeers from the home crowd at Dodger Stadium when he heard President Donald Trump had tweeted that Roberts made a "big mistake!"

    Roberts crossed his arms and leaned forward as a reporter read him Trump's tweet. A smirk creased his face, and then a scowl. "The president said that?" Roberts said. He inhaled and collected himself. "That's one man's opinion," he

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