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Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe
I do know EVERY "expert" on ESPN.com picked the Padres over the Dodgers, I believe it was 8 different "experts", not sure why NONE dissented. To me it was obvious Dodgers were advancing, MLB didn't want the Padres, they wanted the Dodgers.
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No one dissented because three weeks ago the Dodgers pitching staff was the biggest question mark in the entire playoff picture and the Padres were white hot. Down 2-1 to the Padres the talk of baseball was if Dave Roberts was on the hot seat. What he did in the next 8 games is arguably one of the best managerial jobs in years going 6-2 and winning two series while navigating 4 bullpen games. The starters they do have were giant question marks and struggled down the regular season stretch. If you just look at the payroll, then yeah they were clear favorites. If you watched the last 4-5 weeks of the season then Philly, San Diego, and the Mets were all playing much better baseball in the National League.
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Originally Posted by samosa4u
Imagine what will happen next season when Ohtani starts pitching again??
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I'd argue that the Dodger's IL alone would be (if healthy) the best pitching staff since Atlanta's Heyday.
SP - Shohei Ohtani
SP - Tyler Glasnow
SP - Clayton Kershaw
SP - Tony Gonsolin
SP - River Ryan
SP - Dustin May
SP - Gavin Stone
RP- Joe Kelly
RP - Brusdar Gatarol
RP - Alex Vesia
RP - Michael Grove
RP - Kyle Hurt