The whole "guarantee victory" thing has probably been beaten to a bloody pulp in the sports world at this point. The Joe Namath thing happened before many of us were born, after all. Still, it's always bold to make definitive declarations and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has done just that, regarding his 2020 ballclub. 

What's great about that one is Roberts was asked to fill in the blank. The Dodgers will win the World Series if ____. And he just basically said "if there's a season and a postseason." It's bold, yeah, but it's also a pretty boss move to just say, the only way my team doesn't win is if there aren't playoffs. 

He doubles down with: "We are winning the World Series. Put it on record." 

Roberts did, however, finish the original question, adding that the Dodgers will win the World Series if his starting rotation stays healthy.