Tonight at 6:07 PM in Arizona, the Dodgers set out to save their season. To save the fan base from another heartbreak. To save themselves from complete and total embarrassment. And to save the hides of Andrew Friedman and Dave Roberts.
No, neither is in imminent danger of being fired. But another first round exit in the playoffs — the third in the last four non-shortened seasons — would bring some serious questions to the forefront.
How can 100-win baseball teams be consistently so bad in the postseason? Is there something fundamentally wrong with the front office think tank for October?