Dodgers have much to contemplate during long winter
After winning 111 games in the regular season, the Los Angeles Dodgers appeared on their way to fulfilling manager Dave Roberts' spring prediction of another World Series victory
By BETH HARRIS
Published - Oct 16, 2022, 03:40 PM ET
Last Updated - Jun 24, 2023, 02:34 AM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After all their gaudy statistics during the regular season — 111 wins, Freddie Freeman and Trea Turner powering the offense — the Los Angeles Dodgers appeared on their way to fulfilling manager Dave Roberts' spring prediction of another World Series victory.
Not so fast.
The San Diego Padres squelched those plans, upsetting the Dodgers in four games to win their NL Division Series and providing a stunning end to a historic season in Los Angeles.
“This was a really good team, a really, really good team,” Freeman said. "October baseball can be brutal and it happened for us.”
