The Dodgers, who were known as the Brooklyn Bridegrooms for several years in the late 1800s, have played six consecutive seasons without making the playoffs Ð their most since a seven-season streak from 1967-73.

It could be worse (and indeed, it can still be worse).

Longest streaks without postseason play for the Dodgers since 1900 (keeping in mind that only two teams made the postseason until 1969):

1921-1940É20
1901-1915É15
1967-1973É7
1997-2002É6
1989-1993É5
1942-1946É5

If youÕre reading this, you probably know that the Dodgers havenÕt won a postseason game since 1988 Ð 14 seasons. So the top two streaks above are what they are challenging for true postseason futility.

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During those three long streaks that began before 1969, the Dodgers finished in second place in the National League in 1902, 1924, 1940, 1970, 1971 and 1973. Just for fun, letÕs say the Dodgers were the wild-card team those years. Then, in the hypofunical world, the streaks would be:

1925-1939É15
1903-1915É13
1997-2002É6

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In researching this, I actually found something even more interesting, or at least surprising.

In their long history, the Dodgers have not played a postseason game in more than two consecutive seasons.

They almost broke the streak in the mid-1990s. They were leading the NL West in 1994 when the strike hit and wiped out the postseason. The Dodgers then won the division in 1995 and the wild card in 1996.

Surprising to me, anyway.