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Sarah’s Take: Youth helping in Dodgers’ surge
- Updated: August 22, 2016
It’s difficult to imagine a team that has had 27 players on the disabled list is fighting for a division title. However, rookie Dodgers manager Dave Roberts never has lost his optimism for making the playoffs. His enthusiasm has helped the Dodgers maintain their belief in their collective ability to overcome any adversity to make the postseason and hopefully win their first world championship in 28 years.
From the first day of Spring Training, nothing has gone the way the Dodgers and Roberts envisioned. However, the ability of Roberts, his coaching staff, and the front office to adapt has enabled the Dodgers to stay competitive. They don’t hesitate to play their younger players when they need to, and the youngsters have performed better than anyone expected. Entering Monday’s action, the Dodgers held a half-game lead over the San Francisco Giants in the National League West.
For the first half of the year, everyone was focusing on Clayton Kershaw. He was producing one of the best pitching performances in history and was poised to win his fourth NL Cy Young Award and possibly his second NL MVP Award. Every time he took the mound, the Dodgers knew they had a good chance of winning and their overtaxed bullpen would get a rest.
But on June 26 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, something appeared to be wrong with Kershaw. A few days …
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