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Time to Jump On The Dodgers Band Wagon?

 
  Let's be honest here, many of us before the playoffs started on Wednesday, already wrote off the Los Angeles Dodgers.   Let's face it, the Dodgers playing the mighty Chicago Cubs?  Who would have known now, that the Dodgers would have a commanding 2-0 lead beating the Cubs at Wrigley Field, defeating the National League Central Champs convincingly, 7-2 and 10-3, respectively. The Dodgers may add another year to that 100-season World Series drought. The Dodgers come into the playoffs with the second lowest ERA in the league, but the Cubs lead the Dodgers in almost every offensive category. But watching the Cubs in the post season so far, you wouldn't have known that. The Dodgers are playing like they have nothing to lose, and the Cubs are playing like they haven't played baseball before. Clutch at bats, and lights out pitching have been the Dodgers game so far, and the Cubs have been the complete opposite. A red-hot Manny Ramirez, who is arguably one of the best pure ... (link)

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