The defending champion Dodgers are headed back to the World Series. They swept the Brewers in the NLCS, outscoring them 15-4 in the four-game bludgeoning, including 5-1 in Game 4 .

The way things are going, they'll make quick work of whichever AL team they face in the Fall Classic, becoming the first repeat champion in Major League Baseball since 2000, when the Yankees completed a three-peat.

Things could change and the Mariners or Blue Jays could certainly pull off the upset. That's why I said "the way things are going." As we sit in the aftermath of the bloodbath that was the NLCS, though, it sure seems very likely the Dodgers are winning this thing.

It wasn't this easy for a while in 2025, either.

Let's go back to Sept. 6. The Dodgers had just gotten swept by the lowly

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