Growing up in the 60s and seeing Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, Maury WIlls, the Davis brothers, Frank Howard, Jim Gilliam, Johnny Roseboro and the other team members sweep the Yankees in the 1963 World Series, the team and the stadium provided indelible memories.

The 1988 Dodgers with dominant pitcher Orel Hershiser shutting down the Oakland A's and Kirk Gibson hitting the most improbable game-winning home run in World Series history, was the most exciting series for me up to that point.

Last year's Dodgers-Yankees World Series got off to a great start with Freddie Freeman's unbelievable walk-off Grand Slam to win game 1. But it wasn't till game 5 of that series that things got really exciting. The Dodgers were down 5-0 at Yankee stadium in a game that if the Dodgers were to win, they would clinch the World Series 4 games to 1. 

Yankee's starting pitcher, Gerrit Cole, was in command. But a key fielding error by Aaron Judge (who hadn't committed an error all year) opened the door to an unprecedented scoring blitz that ended with the Dodgers plating 5 runs to tie the game. The Dodgers would go on to win that game, and the series, 6-5.

Fast-forward to 2025 and here we were: The LA Dodgers vs the Toronto Blue Jays. The above photo shows one of many game-saving highlights in this series; and there were many! This still frame is from an excellent mini-movie of the series made by Fox Sports for YouTube. Click/tap on the image or use this link here to relive (or see for the first time, this 7-game series with all its highs and lows, compressed into a 47-minute documentary that will have you riveted).

Making this achievement even more crazy, is that after we closed the bakery, Cyndie, Bambi and I attended a music concert at the Colony Theatre in Burbank featuring the incomparable singer / songwriter / multi-instrumentalist David Pomeranz. The concert was in celebration of the 50th anniversary of his brilliant Columbia album, "It's in Every One of Us." 

By the time we entered the theatre, the score was Toronto 4, Dodgers 2, top of the 7th inning. I figured the Dodgers had finally met their match. Toronto was just too good.

During the concert, David gave a shout-out to a collaborator in the audience, Steven David Horwich. In response. Steven shouted out: "The Dodgers just won the World Series!" Apparently, several people sitting near Steven were watching the game on their phones, during the concert; one showing Steven the score just before he was acknowledged by David. 

That blew the mystery for all those who were planning on watching the replay highlights after the concert (myself included)! But it made for a better show as now everyone could have all of their attention on David for the rest of the concert (which was absolutely phenomenal)!

So, after a full and busy day at Random Acts of Breadness, followed by David's amazing concert (with many celebrity music industry artists and executives in the audience; several invited up on stage to join David for his final number), it was a most unforgettable Saturday, to say the least!

We've been featuring our organic Artisan Chocolate Sourdough loaves since their debut in February of this year. But with all the additional sugar-free baked items I've been creating during the past year, we haven't been able to have them available every week. 

So, I'm happy to announce that for this week we've baked a new batch of Chocolate Sourdough loaves in 3 versions: Full-size Boules, Batards and Petite loaves.

These Chocolate Sourdough loaves are sugar-free, sweetened with a non-GMO sugar replacement called Allulose. This sweetener has no sugar effect on the body. And unlike erythritol and other sugar alcohols, it's actually a prebiotic that feeds your microbiome (gut).

How cool is that ?! 

So come to Random Acts of Breadness this week and taste this chocolate creation...

— Organic Artisan Sourdough Country Loaf 
    (Batard, Boule, Petite, Bread Bowls, Slider Buns/Rolls)

— Organic Artisan Cinnamon Raisin Maple Pecan Sourdough 
    (Boule, Batard, Petite, Buns/Rolls)

— Organic Artisan Chocolate Sourdough Bread
    (Boule, Batard, Petite)

— Organic Artisan Sourdough Flatbread Crisps 
    (Naked, Herb, Smoked, Cinnamon Raisin)