The 1998-2000 New York Yankees are no longer baseball's last repeat champions. The Los Angeles Dodgers , thanks to a historic Game 7 comeback, beat the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 7 to win this year's World Series despite looking shockingly feeble for much of the series. The on-paper rotation advantage didn't materialize, the offense vanished for games at a time, and the bullpen and defense were too often unreliable. The Dodgers won despite looking like the inferior team for most of the seven games.

You needn't try hard to see the Dodgers winning the NL West again next year, and finishing with one of the best records in baseball (if not the best) and making another run to the World Series. It's a talented roster with a deep farm system, a smart front office, and an ownership gr

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