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This time, Dodgers handle postseason agony with grace
0 Comments | USA TODAY, October, 2008 | by Jorge L. Ortiz
LOS ANGELES -- Last season, the Los Angeles Dodgers splintered along generational lines. This year, the club bonded into a tight unit behind Manny Ramirez's unifying presence.
So after the Dodgers were bounced out of the playoffs by the Philadelphia Phillies, who claimed the National League pennant with Wednesday's 5-1 victory, nobody in the Los Angeles clubhouse was pointing fingers or making excuses.
And no wonder; there was plenty of blame to go around.
From Chad Billingsley's second ugly outing to Rafael Furcal's record-tying three errors in one inning to Blake DeWitt's rally-killing double-play grounders, the Dodgers did more than enough to help a Phillies club that didn't need the extra hand.
"They're a dangerous team. They've got...
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