Mookie Betts is on the trade block, and Los Angeles is a possible destination. Let me be clear on this. I do not mean Anaheim. I mean Los Angeles. The real one.
The one where Joe Kelly lives.
Yes, the man we call Mookie Betts may soon be reunited with the man we call Joe Kelly. And we all know what happened the last time they played together:
One of them won the MVP. One of them started a cool fight. One of them hit .200 in the postseason. One of them posted a 0.79 ERA in the postseason. One of them fed the physically homeless. One of them fed the spiritually homeless. Both of them inspired a nation. Both of them won the World Series.
Yes, Mookie Betts—who has never won a World Series without Joe Kelly—may soon be reunited with Joe Kelly—who has won a World Series pretty much by himself but Mookie Betts was there too. It’s exciting for both of them, I’m sure. But it’s probably most exciting for Knox: