You never know--this is really new territory for the Dodgers. They've gone from an average team to a good team heavily reliant on one player to a team where everyone is clicking together. Who knows if they can keep this up.

There's more buzz around this Dodgers team than any I can remember since 1988. Looked around on Craigslist, and loge level tickets for the game are going for around $175 each, field level for $400 and up. That's pretty unheard of for Dodger games.

Inca - the Beantown airwaves are all about Red Sox - Dodgers series..and how it has to happen. Remember that the Dodgers are owned by a Bostonian, (McCourt) who was screwed over by Selig when he tried to buy the Red Sox... as well as the whole Manny thing - and we still love Derek Lowe but hate Garciaparra and other stuff besides.

However, let's take it one game at a time - those Rays look good. We are all banking on Beckett shutting dowen the 'Halos' tomorrow night.

I feel sorry for Angels fans. If anyone knows how they feel, it's Red Sox fans.

To Ursus--I'm really sorry.

I've never seen Dodger Stadium like that. I never thought the Dodgers would beat the Cubs. I don't think they have a chance against the Phillies, and there's definitely no way they would beat the Red Sox.

I don't know about that, FF--it's only really one team that has the Angels' number. It makes everyone think of the tragic story of Donnie Moore (who is nowhere near as infamous as Bill Buckner), even if the Game 5 of the ALCS did not directly lead to him shooting his wife and killing himself.

And you know it's been a loooong time since the Dodgers won a postseason series when they play "I Love LA" unironically.

Tonight was the perfect storm of LA traffic--the Dodgers at the Stadium, UCLA at the Rose Bowl, USC at the Coliseum, a concert at Staples Center, and a big music festival at City Hall...all going on at the same time, and all within 10 miles of each other, requiring people to use pretty much the same freeways. On top of that, there was some drizzle, which sends traffic to a halt to begin with.

The Donnie Moore story is really sad--especially that it all took place in front of his kids.

Don't quote me on this, but I have a feeling the Dodgers won't have to play the Phillies. But they may have just as hard a time against the Brewers.

BTW, is there a record for the batter who received the most intentional walks in a championship series?

Thanks, Inca; I'm fine.

I've thought that the Cubbies' record was deceiving all season long, but am genuinely surprised about the Angels going three and out.

We've got our Century of Futility and no one can take that away from us now.

Goldstone, any chance of us getting a fifth star on the city flag to commemorate it?

The Angels haven't been swept yet, but it's coming.

I have a very deep, in-depth, and hardball question to ask that others are afraid to:
The Cubs really are a bunch of losers, aren't they ?

I mean DAMN.

I'm hoping for Phils-Dodgers, and am hoping that it will be an old-school NLCS 20-pinchhitter 19-relief pitcher 15-inning meatgrinder of a series.

Wouldn't it be kinda funny if the Dodgers won the world series?

I'm so glad the spinning towels thing hasn't caught on at Fenway. I pray it never does.

Bums-Phils.

Bums in 7.

You know what else I don't like, that I'm happy isn't done at Fenway? You know that trumpet noise da-da-da-de-de-deeee...CHARGE!!

I hate that.

FYI, my cousin played against LA Dodgers' Chad Billingsley in high school in Ohio.

Woo-hoo Dodgers!! #2

Quick question for those who know the rules - twice the Cubs deliberately walked two Dodgers the other night (Ramirez + one other). How often is that allowed? Once per inning? I know why they did it but is there any sort of ethics that would prevent, for example, one team always walking someone like Ramirez?

Whilst I know fuck all about the game, the Dodgers do seem to me to have a spirit and momentum. The atmosphere at Dodger Stadium the other night looked and sounded great.

You can do it (an intentional walk) as much as you like, Paxton.

When Barry Bonds was terrorizing the National League, he was walked intentionally a) with the bases loaded (thus automaically conceding a run); b) four times in the same game; and c) more than 70 times in one season.

Bonds holds every major record when he comes to walks, as he combined a great batter's eye (as to whether the pitch was a strike or ball) with awesome power that was considerably greater than that of any of his teammates. The top three seasons for walks in major league history are all his, and his total of 232 in 2004 is more than 36% higher than Babe Ruth's 170 in 1923 (the highest total by someone not named Bonds).