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3 reasons Dodgers can win World Series
- Updated: September 29, 2016
SAN DIEGO — What better way for the Dodgers to mark Vin Scully’s final season than to finally win another World Series?
Dodgers fans have been waiting for the next one since 1988. They’ve have had four owners, eight general managers and nine field managers since Rick Dempsey hoisted Orel Hershiser off the mound in Oakland, but not one World Series appearance.
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If that finally changes, here are three reasons why:
• Clayton Kershaw and Rich Hill are (relatively) healthy The Dodgers overcame injuries to both lefties to get into the postseason, but they can’t expect to get far if they don’t dominate. Of the two, Kershaw seems closer to his real self, rebounding from 2 1/2 months on the shelf with a herniated disk. He’s been able to make regular turns on five-day cycles, but can he pitch on short rest, as he has done in past postseasons? If not, 20-year-old Julio Urias will be available for Game 4.
Hill’s finger blisters are a greater concern. Management has spaced out his starts …
