For the Dodgers, Dave Roberts has always taken the bulk of the blame for the Dodgers’ shortcomings. Ever since he pulled Rich Hill early in game two of the 2017 World Series, Roberts has usually been named when the Dodgers have failed to win a World Series. Sometimes he has not deserved all the criticism he receives but for what happened in the 2019 NLDS, he absolutely does.
This was a Dodger team that won 106 games, and while they may have had more flaws than the 2017 and 2018 teams, this club was far too talented to lose in the first round of the National League playoffs.