Season of comebacks stalls out on Dodgers
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It was fitting that the Los Angeles Dodgers would return to California down 2-0 in the National League Division Series. After all, playing from behind was what got them there.
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Albert Pujols stopped St. Louis' slide in time to keep the Cardinals on top of the NL Central. Pedro Martinez is still struggling, though, and the New York Mets might not get much from him this October.
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When a player of Manny RamÃ­rezâs magnitude misses four of the last five weeks of the season when his team is fighting for a postseason spot, the impact can be significant.
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Kirk Rueter pitched seven strong innings and the San Francisco Giants defeated the Dodgers, 4-2, in Los Angeles last night, preventing the Dodgers from clinching their first West title since 1995.
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At times, it seems as if the Los Angeles Dodgers throw a bunch of names up on a wall and keep the players whose names stick. Of course, if a team can win division titles with those players, it might not be a bad way of operating.
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Can you believe these baseball games of late? They are tension-filled, comeback-laden, back-and-forth, down-to-the-last-out sporting gems. And they are unwatchable.
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The Colorado Rockies found a way to protect a lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers. But there was still music playing in the losers&#39; clubhouse afterward.
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Aside from Steve Finley, no Dodgers position starter had postseason experience before Tuesday. By comparison, every member of the Cardinals&#39; starting lineup came into the series having played in October.
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The Dodgers&#39; starter limits San Francisco to three hits as Los Angeles opens a 2 1/2-game lead. By Nick Peters -- Bee Staff Writer.
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It&#39;s not as if the Dodgers feel they have the Cardinals right where they want them, but when you come from behind 53 times during the regular season, they don&#39;t know any better but to believe that anything&#39;s possible.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers turned the baseball adage around Thursday. The walks that will haunt them are the ones they received and didn&#39;t get home.
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Midnight came for the Cinderella Dodgers and their magical season ended with the thump of Albert Pujols&#39;homer landing in the short seats in left field, breaking a 2-2 tie.
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Re-emerging with the Los Angeles Dodgers after two injury-shortened seasons with the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs, Nomar Garciaparra was voted NL Comeback Player of the Year.
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The New York Mets' bullpen combined to edge out the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 in their series opener on Wednesday, while their Big Apple rivals the Yankees had the second game of their divisional series postponed due to rain.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers were playing great while Nomar Garciaparra was on the disabled list.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers&#39; struggle to hold off San Francisco in the National League West is nothing compared to the individual trial of star first baseman Shawn Green.
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If it weren't for playing the Los Angeles Dodgers, the San Diego Padres might be lagging in the NL West. Thanks to their domination of the Dodgers, the Padres instead are a half-game up in the division, passing Los Angeles with a 2-1 victory Sunday. San Diego has won eight of the last nine meetings. The Padres are 13-4 overall against Los Angeles and 7-1 at Dodger Stadium.