Notes在沒人看好的情況下，Dodgers硬是讓Cubs再度wait 'til next year，其實Dodgers贏得並不輕鬆，首戰靠"Unclutch"的
Loney一棒打破落後局面；次戰或許真是天意，守備評價不差(團隊Defensive Efficiency .705，今年僅次於Rays)的Cubs內野先後失誤，最終造成
Martin清壘二壘安打的大局，即便是Carlos Zambrano這種大物投手也得大嘆時不我與；最後回到主場的Dodgers更是靠堅強的投手戰力將Cubs掃回家。
相較打者莫名其妙的clutch，投手方面Dodgers並沒有出什麼比較嚴重的意外和調度失誤，比較讓人意外的是宣稱讓Saito回到closer工作的Torre竟然沒讓Saito在第三戰最後出賽，反讓狀況好的Wade和Broxton關門，他們也將工作做得很好。我比較不喜歡的地方只有Torre最近太操Wade了點，其實第二戰應該沒有必要用他上場(Broxton也同樣太操，但他的第二戰就算了...當時他得救Saito)。
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Quotes"The atmosphere here was real quiet as I was going around the bases. So I think our fans were cheering back home."
by James Loney
"I can't thank the veterans on this club for stepping aside, Jeff and Nomar and Juan, I mean, they made my life a lot easier to write a lineup without their names in it."
by Joe Torre
喔，還真是一語雙關，要是Torre有這麼早發現並成功讓老人站一邊去發揮輔助性的角色，Dodgers季中也不會打得那麼辛苦。
One NL executive's description of Manny's supporting offensive cast: "Thin."
by Jayson Stark (from
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這件事讓我們知道小樣本和錯誤的情報會導致不準的預測。
"First, I'm going to buy a straightjacket and chain myself to the bed and hang out." "I'll watch a few movies. I'm not going to take any chances of something stupid happening."
by Joe Beimel
我愛死他了，Beimel這傢伙真是有趣...
The Myth of ProtectionBP的Will Carroll很"無聊"地請Eric Seidman將Ethier 3/31~8/27的打擊資料與8/28之後在Manny"保護"之下的打擊資料(Pitch F/X data)整理起來，結果發現...
Pre-Hitting Before Manny
Fastballs: 61.7%
Cu/Sl: 23.7%
Changeup: 14.6%
Pitches per PA: 3.75
Pitches in the Generous Strike Zone: 55.5%
Hitting Before Manny
Fastballs: 62.7%
Cu/Sl: 23.0%
Changeup: 14.3%
Pitches per PA: 4.32
Pitches in the Generous Strike Zone: 56.6%
其實對付在Manny前面的Ethier，投手在球路和控球上沒有明顯的改變，反而Ethier變得較有耐心。不過"Ethier較有耐心"也可能是小樣本的關係，因為我們都知道他九月打得很棒，或許能解釋成因為較有耐心選想打的好球，所以打得特別好？
