Last time made playoffs: 2014, a second consecutive early exit at the hands of the Cardinals, who beat up Clayton Kershaw.
Last time won playoff series: 2013, beat the Braves in the NLDS, three games to one.
Last time won NL: It's been a 27-year drought, since the Dodgers beat the Mets in seven games of the 1988 NL Championship Series.
Last time won World Series: It was 1988, Kirk Gibson's Roy Hobbs moment, Orel Hershiser hoisted by Rick Dempsey and the Bash Brothers stunned by Tom Lasorda's underdogs.