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If it goes that far, it might not be such good news for Los Angeles. There have been five playoffs in NL history, and the Dodgers have been involved in every one. They've lost four times.
The only time the Dodgers won was in 1959, when they stopped the two-time champion Milwaukee Braves in a two-game sweep.
Perhaps the Dodgers did feel like it would go until the final days. But they probably didn't think they would be racing against Atlanta.
Early in the season, the Dodgers thought the main competition would come from the World Series champion Cincinnati Reds. It wasn't until mid-July that Dodgers manager Tom Lasorda told his team in a pregame meeting that the Braves were to be believed.
Yesterday, a day for baseball to catch its breath, both the Braves and Dodgers rested. Several of the Braves played golf.