The Dodgers hadn’t lost 11 straight games since moving to Los Angeles. There was a reason for that, and it’s not just because they’ve been rich bullies the entire time. It’s hard to lose 11 games in a row. It’s a combination of poor look and the absence of good luck, which aren’t the same thing. You have to have a team filled with individuals all committed to not doing anything good at the right time. It’s like flipping a coin 25 times and having them all come up tails and covered with something sticky.
Another way to put it: The Dodgers hadn’t been handed a baseball game by a team that was screwing up even more than them.