The world according to Jim:

• I can already predict one of the main storylines for the National League Championship Series, and it will resemble the same drumbeat we’ve heard every offseason the Dodgers have made a significant free agent signing. (Which is, pretty much, every winter.)

“They’re bad for baseball,” the refrain goes. “They’re destroying the game … they’re signing everybody … they spend too much money.” …

• We will hear it again this week. We’ve already seen it on social media, where lots of those folks who have no dog in the fight have suddenly become Milwaukee Brewers fans for a series.

The plucky, semi-anonymous Brewers and their estimated $75 million end-of-year payroll, 24th in the majors according to Cot’s Contracts, go against the Dodgers’ superstar-laden roster an

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