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| Introduction |
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4 | (6) |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (4) |
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15 | (8) |
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6 The Sweetheart From '88 |
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7 The Glory of Clayton Kershaw |
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28 | (4) |
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32 | (5) |
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9 1947: Heaven and Hell on Earth |
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37 | (4) |
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41 | (2) |
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43 | (5) |
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12 Palo Verde, Bishop, and La Loma |
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48 | (6) |
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13 Family Affair: Drysdale and Hershiser |
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54 | (4) |
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14 Hall of Fame Businessman: Walter O'Malley |
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58 | (4) |
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62 | (3) |
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65 | (3) |
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68 | (4) |
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72 | (4) |
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19 1959: "The Worst Club Ever to Win a World Series" |
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76 | (4) |
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80 | (2) |
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82 | (2) |
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84 | (4) |
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88 | (4) |
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92 | (3) |
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95 | (3) |
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26 2013-19: Domination and Frustration |
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98 | (6) |
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27 Arrive Late, Leave Early |
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104 | (3) |
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28 Hail the Duke of Flatbush |
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107 | (3) |
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110 | (3) |
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113 | (3) |
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31 Ebbets Field: The Center Cannot Hold |
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116 | (3) |
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119 | (5) |
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124 | (4) |
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34 1981: One Postseason, Three Comebacks |
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128 | (3) |
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131 | (3) |
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134 | (3) |
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137 | (5) |
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142 | (2) |
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144 | (3) |
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40 "The Best Hitter God Has Made in a Long Time" |
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147 | (3) |
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150 | (2) |
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42 1980--The Final Weekend |
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152 | (4) |
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43 Black and Blue and Purple Heart |
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156 | (4) |
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160 | (4) |
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45 Justin Turner: Too Much Good Stuff |
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164 | (3) |
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167 | (3) |
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170 | (4) |
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48 Chief Noc-a-Homa and Joe Morgan |
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174 | (4) |
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178 | (4) |
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182 | (3) |
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185 | (3) |
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52 Shawn Green: Boom Boom Boom Boom |
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188 | (3) |
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53 The Corey and Cody Show |
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191 | (6) |
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54 1941: Three Strikes, You're Not Out |
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197 | (3) |
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200 | (4) |
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204 | (3) |
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57 The Head-Spinning, Allegiance-Shifting, Authority-Defying Leo Durocher |
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207 | (5) |
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212 | (2) |
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214 | (4) |
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60 See the Dodgers on the Road |
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218 | (2) |
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220 | (2) |
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62 When Were the Dodgers Born? |
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222 | (2) |
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224 | (2) |
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64 Wes Parker and the Cycle |
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226 | (5) |
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231 | (4) |
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66 Eric Gagne--Fact or Fiction |
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235 | (2) |
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237 | (2) |
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68 Ode to Joy: Dodger No-Hitters |
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239 | (5) |
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244 | (4) |
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248 | (2) |
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71 Manny Mota Mota Mota Mota Mota |
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250 | (2) |
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252 | (3) |
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255 | (5) |
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260 | (4) |
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264 | (3) |
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267 | (2) |
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269 | (2) |
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271 | (3) |
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79 Read The Boys of Summer |
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274 | (2) |
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276 | (2) |
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81 Was Brooklyn Still in the League? |
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278 | (2) |
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82 Gonna Take 'Em Down to the Camelback Ranch |
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280 | (3) |
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83 Question the Conventional Wisdom |
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283 | (3) |
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84 Rookies, Rookies, Rookies |
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286 | (3) |
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85 Karros, Ethier, and Kemp |
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289 | (3) |
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86 In the Booth: Solo Farewell |
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292 | (2) |
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87 Don't Boo a Hero Who's Down on His Luck |
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294 | (2) |
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88 Go to a Minor League Game |
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296 | (1) |
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297 | (4) |
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301 | (3) |
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304 | (4) |
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92 From McCourt to Guggenheim |
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308 | (7) |
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93 International Goodwill |
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315 | (4) |
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319 | (3) |
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95 Yasiel Puig: The Wild Horse |
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322 | (2) |
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96 Give to the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation |
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324 | (2) |
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326 | (4) |
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98 1989-2012: Deep Into a Drought |
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330 | (6) |
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99 Signs and Sighs: The 2017 World Series |
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336 | (4) |
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100 May Your Son Be a Magnificently Named Son |
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340 | (3) |
| Acknowledgments |
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343 | (2) |
| Bibliography |
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