In fairness, I did ask the real 2025 Dodgers to stand up. In retrospect, I probably should have been a bit more specific. At the start of the year, I worried that the Dodgers’ short offseason heading into international play would lead to a hangover.

The hangover came well into the summer. At some point, a slump becomes more than a slump; it becomes the new normal.

Since July 4, the Dodgers have gone 20-25, which is part of a four-way tie for the eighth-worst mark in the sport with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, and Houston Astros. Generally, the teams on this list are the usual suspects of failure, mediocrity, or incompetence. • T-1st: Washington Nationals (16-29) • T-1st: Tampa Bay Rays (16-29) • 3rd: San Francisco Giants (17-27) • T-4th: Colorado Rockies (18-27) •

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