LOS ANGELES -- Southern California knows droughts, but this dry spell is 27 years and running. Unfortunately, not even in baseball can money solve everything.
The Dodgers once again led the Major Leagues in payroll, but $300 million brought them nothing but heartaches when another season ended too prematurely for anyone's satisfaction with their Game 5 loss to the Mets on Thursday night in the National League Division Series.
The Dodgers clearly have some issues as they try once again to figure out the right path to ending a World Series absence spanning back to 1988.