ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Kirk Gibson home run had endured, but it had also run its course. The clip remained a constant presence around the Los Angeles Dodgers, consuming their broadcasts and playing on a near-constant loop at their stadium. It stood as the seminal moment from a bygone era, of a championship captured more than three decades earlier. A new memory had long been desired.
"We've heard it a lot, and we've seen a lot of highlights, and it's fantastic," Dave Roberts, the fifth-year manager, said. "But we wanna make our own mark on Dodgers history.