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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1791664" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/jeff-gordon/tipsheet-mighty-dodgers-face-championship-or-bust-challenge/article_3950235f-7d0f-5065-b3a6-e1dddf96278b.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers are 98-44 this season. They lead the National League West by 21 games over the big-spending San Diego Padres.</p><p>They have overcome numerous pitching injuries. They appear to be moving toward fuller strength as the postseason nears.</p><p>If they can fulfill their destiny and win another World Championship, they will be remembered as one of the greatest teams of all time.</p><p>But if they fall short – as they did last season – then they will be judged a massive failure.</p><p>“It’s two-fold, if you make it all of the way, that’s what you’re supposed to do,” Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts told reporters after the Dodgers clinched still another division title. “And if you don’t, you’re a failure.</p><p></p><p>"It’s not fair, but it’s part of it. It is what it is.’’ </p><p>This is the challenge Dodgers players gladly signed up for this season. Last season the surprising San Francisco Giants knocked them into the wild card game, which was a tense sudden-death game against the Cardinals.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>TALKIN’ BASEBALL</strong></p><p>Here is what folks have been writing about Our National Pastime:</p><p></p><p><strong>Matt Snyder</strong>, <em><a href="http://cbssports.com/" target="_blank">CBSSports.com</a>:</em> “It isn't just that (Aaron) Judge is leading in lots of categories or has huge counting numbers. He's lapping the competition . . . no one else has 50 homers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1791664, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/jeff-gordon/tipsheet-mighty-dodgers-face-championship-or-bust-challenge/article_3950235f-7d0f-5065-b3a6-e1dddf96278b.html[/URL] The Los Angeles Dodgers are 98-44 this season. They lead the National League West by 21 games over the big-spending San Diego Padres. They have overcome numerous pitching injuries. They appear to be moving toward fuller strength as the postseason nears. If they can fulfill their destiny and win another World Championship, they will be remembered as one of the greatest teams of all time. But if they fall short – as they did last season – then they will be judged a massive failure. “It’s two-fold, if you make it all of the way, that’s what you’re supposed to do,” Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts told reporters after the Dodgers clinched still another division title. “And if you don’t, you’re a failure. "It’s not fair, but it’s part of it. It is what it is.’’ This is the challenge Dodgers players gladly signed up for this season. Last season the surprising San Francisco Giants knocked them into the wild card game, which was a tense sudden-death game against the Cardinals. [B]TALKIN’ BASEBALL[/B] Here is what folks have been writing about Our National Pastime: [B]Matt Snyder[/B], [I][URL='http://cbssports.com/']CBSSports.com[/URL]:[/I] “It isn't just that (Aaron) Judge is leading in lots of categories or has huge counting numbers. He's lapping the competition . . . no one else has 50 homers. [/QUOTE]
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