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Hi and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell . Gee, the Dodgers haven’t lost a World Series game this badly since.... let’s see, do the archives go back that far? Oh yes, here it is: Since Game 4 of last year’s World Series, which they lost, 11-4.

Musings while Game 1 was happening:

Pre-game

— Pharrell Williams and the Voices of Fire provided the pregame entertainment. Apparently, Anne Murray was unavailable.

— Cito Gaston threw out the first pitch. Apparently Garth Iorg and Rance Mulliniks were unavailable.

— Joe Davis and John Smoltz are the game announcers. They are good. Coincidentally, the Dodgers

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