After five straight division titles and one ill-fated World Series run, the life the Los Angeles Dodgers have been living has switched from "charmed" to "cursed."
They're not the worst team in Major League Baseball. Their 16-24 record is bad, but it puts them safely ahead of the 10-27 Chicago White Sox.
But as moral victories go, that's pretty much it.
The Dodgers entered Monday closer to last place (one game ahead of the San Diego Padres) than they are to first place (eight games behind the Arizona Diamondbacks) in the National League West.