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Bill Plaschke: Dodgers' Big Three makes a big opening statement

LOS ANGELES — Welcome to — Boom! — Dodger Stadium — Bam! — for the — Pow! — home opener. They attacked so fast. They swung so furiously. Fans could barely breathe. The St. Louis Cardinals could barely think. When the Dodgers opened Chavez Ravine for the 2024 season Thursday afternoon, the front porch was adorned with their glittering new centerpiece, the three former MVPs who occupy the first ...
The Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani hits a single during the fifth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium on Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES — Welcome to — Boom! — Dodger Stadium — Bam! — for the — Pow! — home opener.

They attacked so fast. They swung so furiously. Fans could barely breathe. The St. Louis Cardinals could barely think.

When the Dodgers opened Chavez Ravine for the 2024 season Thursday afternoon, the front porch was adorned with their glittering new centerpiece, the three former MVPs who occupy the first three spots in their batting order.

Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman.

Dread, doom, destruction.

They were supposed to be intimidating, overpowering, unstoppable, and guess what?

They were.

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