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Dodgers fans will love Tommy Kahnle’s latest guarantee

Adam Weinrib
Adam Weinrib

Dodgers Way

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - OCTOBER 07: Tommy Kahnle #48 of the New York Yankees celebrates with teammates in the locker room after sweeping the Minnesota Twins 3-0 in the American League Division Series to advance to the American League Championship Series at Target Field on October 07, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Who’s gonna win the 2021 World Series? Pssh. Come on. Dodgers, bro.

If Tommy Kahnle returns to pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2021 — and he’s certainly trying to! — it would be a massive coup for a bullpen that just keeps importing solid bounce-back candidates, one after another.

But even if Kahnle doesn’t make it back to the field before next year, the signing’s still paying massive dividends.

Known for his brash personality and excessive charm, the ex-Yankee has continued his work as a streamer after leaving the Dark Side, and seems to be willing to interact with just about anyone who asks, as long as it doesn’t break his concentration.

Asked who he believes will win the 2021 World Series on a recent stream, Kahnle was as dismissively confident as you could want him to be.

Bro. C’mon. Get outta here with that stuff, bro. You already know what it is, my dude. You already know what it’s gonna be.

Can we just get this guy to throw out the ceremonial first pitch every day while he rehabs?

If the Dodgers make it to the dance again, as they should, and Kahnle’s stuck on the sidelines, you should be well aware that he’s going to be the loudest cheerleader in the building. During his Yankees days, it was said that you could hear him bleating all the way from the bullpen to home plate.

It’s a damn shame he ended up getting injured during the empty stadium season. We would’ve heard the most Kahnle we’ve ever heard.

And speaking of those Yankees, you’d better believe the righty has a specific vision for how he wants the Dodgers’ World Series victory to go.

Not sure we’d enjoy losing three games in the moment just to get to that point, but yes, that would all be worth it in the end.

Can we just sim to the regular season and cut to Kahnle’s Game 7 already?

Adam Weinrib

Adam Weinrib

Adam Weinrib is a Content Director on the FanSided network, and has been the co-editor at Yanks Go Yard and Dodgers Way for 4 years. He also co-hosts The Baseball Insiders Podcast twice weekly, alongside FanSided MLB insider Robert Murray, as well as the Yanks Go Yard Podcast. Previously, he was a Senior Editor at 12up.com, and has been covering MLB and NFL for eight years. Previously, he was a headline and features contributor at ClickHole and Onion Sports, as well as the Associate Producer of the ESPN 30 for 30 film "Believeland". An avowed fan of the New York sports teams -- specifically the Yankees -- as well as the North Carolina Tar Heels, you can find Adam complaining mid-game on Twitter, as well as on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn if the game goes really poorly.