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After losing Manny Ramirez for 50 games the Los Angeles Dodgers surprised everyone by dominating every opponent. By the time Ramirez came back the team was firmly entrenched in first place in the NL West and everyone was waiting for Dodgers playoff tickets to go on sale. Eventually the team began to lull itself in a false sense of security and that huge lead began to dwindle as both the San Francisco Giants and Colorado Rockies put together amazing month plus long runs that threatened the Dodgers first place standing.
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Los Angeles survived the scare and finished 95-67 with a team that scored the fourth most runs in the National League and had the best ERA in all of baseball. Ramirez struggled upon his return, but eventually found his swing. Matt Kemp, Juan Pierre, and Andre Ethier became the catalysts for the offense. Pierre hit for contact and threatened along the basepaths, Ethier was the team slugger, and Kemp became the scary all around force that could hit for average and power and steal bases. Dodgers playoff tickets were not just a chance to see great pitching, but also balanced hitting.
Of course, the Dodgers had their fair share of pitchers. Clayton Kershaw emerged as the staff, Randy Wolf proved a solid addition to the starting rotation, the addition of Jon Garland added another dominant force to the team, and Chad Billingsley was an inning eater. The Dodgers had plenty of pitchers for the postseason, so fans with MLB Playoff tickets were not going to have to see a dud on the mound at any point in any Dodgers series.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers met the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLDS. They beat them handedly in three straight games. The first two games at Dodger Stadium went 503 and 3-2 the Dodgers way. The last game of the series at Busch Stadium also went Los Angeles’ way, 5-1. Kershaw, Wolf, and Vicente Padilla dominated on the mound. The offense rolled on all cylinders, especially for Ethier and Rafael Furcal. Ethier batted .500 and had two home runs, making him the NLDS MVP for Los Angeles. Dodgers playoff tickets for the next series would pit them against the Phillies.
The Phillies have enough fire power in their batting lineup to challenge the Dodgers deep pitching staff and have the pitching to potentially thwart the Dodgers batting lineup. The National League Championship Series should not end in a sweep. In fact Dodgers playoff tickets should be available for a six or seven game series.