1Lately, the only thing the Dodgers excel at is losing games they should win . When they hit they can’t pitch and when they pitch they can’t hit. They can’t move runners over or get a clutch hit and, of course, the relievers still can’t throw strikes. It all adds up to a good year ... for the Padres.

Alan Abajian

Alta Loma

To paraphrase the old adage, you can put lipstick on the Dodgers — for example, so and so is coming back ... or recovering.

But any team that has played as inconsistently as they have at the plate, in the field, and on the pitcher’s mound is very unlikely to survive in multiple playoff short series. It’s virtually certain that type of team will get tripped up along the way. Especially one predicted to win 120 games.

Kip Dellinger

Santa Monica

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