Jim Alexander: Well, we are both back at Dodger Stadium for this week’s Audible, and the circus just gets louder and crazier. More media members, more fanfare, more scrutiny. But if you are a player, coach or manager, this is where you want to be, at a stage when the eyes of the baseball world are on you (and, of course, your counterparts in the other league).

That said, we’re seeing some talk – and yeah, I fed into it in today’s column – that pitcher usage could be ready to swing in the other direction, at least in Los Angeles. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts acknowledged in his pregame briefing that he is, in fact, rethinking how he uses his starters at this point of the season – i.e., staying with them longer – though a good part of that may be because of a bullpen that was a strength

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