It’s been nine days now since the Dodgers flamed out in the NLDS, losing in four games to the Padres. That might be enough time for you to take a step back, evaluate what’s really important in life, and start to get over your favorite team’s disastrous performance in the playoffs this year.
Do you miss the sadness and the anger? Then go check out Jack Harris’s piece for the L.A. Times, in which he rehashes every excruciating moment of the Dodgers’ inexplicable disaster.
But if you don’t want to read the whole thing, here’s one part that’s curious:
Some evaluators believe the answer lies more with the team’s October mentality — a communal edge that appeared to be lacking at times during the series.