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So, Spring Training is over.
The first two games of this playoff series for the Dodgers had an October intensity but a March quality. It dovetails with how I was recently reminded how badly the Dodgers performed in exhibition play this season. Of course, those games didn't count. In any event, somewhere in the mud of that Spring Training was hidden the roots of a playoff team.
On Wednesday, I suggested that the Dodgers focus. Today, my only advice is for them to play with confidence - not to play afraid. Play.
It's the playoffs in your home stadium. Enjoy yourselves.
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