As Dodgers fans, our fears of nonexistent hitting and flat pitching that have plagued too many Dodgers postseasons were finally put to rest by eliminating the San Diego Padres. And to our pleasant surprise, not only did the Dodgers bats come alive when needed most, but who would have thought that a meager pitching rotation and an as-yet unproven bullpen in postseason play could create a top-five hitting line- up completely? for 24 consecutive innings!

Both were welcome signs that catapulted the Dodgers into a deeper playoff run than previous seasons. Continue!

Rik Salomon
Lake Balboa

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Now that we’ve finally gotten rid of the pesky Padres, our Dodgers can now set their sights on the Mets, who were the surprise of the playoffs. If all goes as expected, it’ll be the Dodgers versus the Yankees in the World Series, and who wouldn’t want to see that again? Baseball, finally restored to its glorious past.

Marty Zweben
Palos Verdes Estates

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2017: Yu Darvish loses the winner-take-all, series-deciding game at Dodger Stadium after giving up multiple home runs.

2024: Yu Darvish loses the winner-take-all, series-deciding game at Dodger Stadium after giving up multiple home runs.

Amazing the more things change, the more they stay the same!

Niek Roos
Nieuwpoort Coast

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Kiké Hernández brings a lot of energy to playoff games. He is a catalyst to take the pressure off his teammates. He has to play every playoff game. And his scoop at third base for the final out was spectacular. That ball could have easily popped through for a double.

David Waldowski
Laguna forest

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This Dodgers Game 5 NLDS victory is brought to you by Hernandez Bros. Demolition Co. “Demolishing San Diego since 2024.”

Axel W. Kyster
Bradbury

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Against all odds, Wednesday night’s combined shutout of a strong Padres team was an incredible performance by the Dodger bullpen and a masterstroke by manager Dave Roberts.

If our season ultimately ends in disappointment and anyone’s head needs to be rolled, it should be Andrew Friedman’s, because he’s thrown hundreds of millions of dollars at vulnerable pitchers who can’t go the distance and oversees a pitching program that blows out way too many young, promising guns!

David Reynolds
Marysville