The Los Angeles Dodgers are champions of the National League's Western Division

[Oeditpus Rex]

But there's not much celebratin' in the Oedi/Lucy household, since they won by virtue of Arizona losing to St. Louis this afternoon.

It's infinitely more fun to win it on your own, in front of your fans.



Still... :woohoo: :bounce:

[KamaAina]

1. Yes!

One less cheesy expansion team to worry about next month.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

2. Angels all the way!

:)
It will be the great civil war in so Cal..........

[Oeditpus Rex]

6. Honestly, I doubt we'll make it that far

Depends on who we get in the NLDS; I'm more afraid of the Phillies than the Mets, though either would be a worthy adversary. If we get past whoever it is, I don't think we've got the stuff to beat the Cubs.

Should that happen, though, I think the LAAoA would beat us in five. :(

[Initech]

37. Even if it's only 5 games, a freeway series would kick major amounts of ass.

Seriously - LA would be baseball central for one week. New York had theirs, even the Bay Area had theirs, now we want ours, damn it!

[Initech]

38. Hell yes!

[EFerrari]

3. Lalalalalala! I can't HEAR you.

:yoiks:

Congrats, Oedi. :)

[Oeditpus Rex]

7. Thanks, Liz

You watch, now — Giants are gonna sweep us this weekend because Torre will have kids in the lineup. :)

[EFerrari]

10. Ageist bastiche.

lol

[GOPisEvil]

4. You're welcome.

Signed,

Cardinals Fan

Actually, I've had a rooting interest in the Dodgers ever since I got to San Antonio, which was the AA Dodger affiliate.

[Oeditpus Rex]

8. Yeah, we owe you guys

I figured a month ago this series would be the Snakes' undoing. St. Louis is just a better ball club.

[Rhythm]

5. Yay!!!!!

:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:
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[Tikki]

9. My family is BLUE....all the way!!!!!

YAY Dodgers....:bounce:


The Tikki family

[npk]

11. Is the city going crazy or what?

Are the people partying in the streets.

[Tikki]

26. Yes. yes....upward and onward.....

Dodgers....

If you have never been to Chavez Ravine to see a Dodgers game...treat yourself
someday if you can...the surrounding land in stunningly beautiful and serene.



Tikki

[bigwillq]

12. Good for the Dodgers.

And congrats to you and all their other fans. :toast:

[Oeditpus Rex]

27. Thanks, will

Glad to know that some NorEasterners are classy. :toast:

[edbermac]

13. Big deal, they're barely over .500 and they win the division?

The NL wild card team will finish with a better record than the Dodgers. :puke:

[bigwillq]

15. Oh don't be bitter.

At least your team is in the playoffs.

[edbermac]

17. Geez, what's going on with the Mets?

Losing 6-3 right now, this has got to be a nightmare for them after last year.

[bigwillq]

20. Sucks to be them.

They can't close it out.

[SeattleGirl]

14. Congrats to your boys in blue, Oedi!

:applause: :applause: :applause:

[Zomby Woof]

16. I'll take it anyway they can get it!

:woohoo: :bounce: GO BLUE!!!

[Redstone]

18. With an winning percentage that would put them in, oh, FOURTH place in any other division.

Sorry to rain on your parade, but they're barely over .500, so don't get your playoff hopes up too high.

Redstone

[GOPisEvil]

19. My Cardinals won the World Series in 2006 after winning just 83 games.

It can happen.

[Zomby Woof]

21. Their percentage since getting Manny is much higher

[Oeditpus Rex]

33. It actually started before that

Everybody's all "Oh, man, oh, man, oh, Manny!" But remember, that eight-game losing streak started three weeks after we got him.

The turnaround started on July 25; since then, we're 34-23. Casey Blake's been a big part of it, too, not to mention Ethier's incredible September.

[Zomby Woof]

42. Ethier has been amazing

But I am not afraid to admit my excitement over Manny. I think he has brought some much needed morale to the clubhouse. He seems to genuinely like it here.

I just want to win a playoff game more than once every 20 years. :D

[Oeditpus Rex]

45. I'm certainly not gonna diminsh what Manny's done

I mean, fuck — dude had a season in like seven weeks. :wow:



But there was more to it than him. Hey, if it weren't for that Cub bastid whose folks can't spell "Giovanni," Kid DeWitt would be Rookie of the Year. And he wasn't even on the roster on Opening Day.

[Mutley]

22. Screw it.

Celebrate in full style!


:D

:bounce:

[Oeditpus Rex]

23. Oh, I can't

After all, we're but a .525 ball club. We shouldn't even be in the majors.



I'm so ashamed. :blush:









:eyes:

[Mutley]

24. Pppfffffttt!

Be happy already! :P

[Oeditpus Rex]

25. I am

It's just that if we woulda won it tonight by beating the Madres, I woulda been jumpin' up and down with everybody else.

Hell, I would've liked to have won it in the ninth inning of the final game. I love drama. :D

[Tektonik]

28. With injuries to Penny, Schmidt, Furcal, etc

I'm glad we've found a way to first place :D

[Oeditpus Rex]

30. Garciaparra, Jones, Kent, etc. etc. etc. etc.

Much like last year, I've been saying, "This isn't a ball club, it's a triage ward."

[Tektonik]

35. If all their players were healthy, they could field two separate teams

[Broken_Hero]

29. Congrats, I've been secretly cheering them on since they got

Manny...good luck in the playoffs, I'm pulling for the Rays in the AL, and the Cubs for the NL(sorry, been a secret cub fan for a while)...

[Oeditpus Rex]

31. That's okay

Once the Dodgers are knocked out, I'll be a Cubs fan, too. :)

[Broken_Hero]

32. Thanks, if the Cubs go first, I'll be cheering on the Dodgers

I'm glad they made it, its been a while since they made the play offs...:)

[ellie]

34. WOO HOO!

I love the Dodgers! Living in Tigers country, I don't get to see them very often, although they did play in Detroit in June. I dragged practically my entire family to the game.

[Oeditpus Rex]

36. I'm out-of-market, too

Giants country. Lived here all my life, and my dad was a Giants fan. For some reason (named Koufax and Wills), I went Blue. :D

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

39. Congrats to the Dodgers!

They've always been one of my favorite National League teams. But then Sandy Koufax was my favorite player when I was a boy even though the Twins were always #1 in my heart.

[Oeditpus Rex]

40. Then you'll appreciate this photo:

Koufax was my idol.



Ah, hell — he still is. We never really grow up.

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

43. Great pic of one of the greatest of all time

And a class act off the field, too.

[Oeditpus Rex]

44. Koufax?

Or Oliva? :)

[Iggo]

41. Yay!

THINK BLUE!

B-) :toast: :bounce: :thumbsup: :hi: :headbang: :applause:

[bluesbassman]

46. Congrats Oedi. I hope they go all the way to the Series.

My A's struggled again this year, so I'm glad that your team did well.:applause:

[Oeditpus Rex]

47. Thanks, man

I don't see a World Series in the immediate future, though. The Cubs, for one, are just too damned good.



They just lost to the Madres, and now they're gonna go in the clubhouse and spray champagne. :rofl:

[cboy4]

48. BARF

:puke: :puke: :puke:

[Tommy_Carcetti]

49. Good for Joe Torre.

He gets the shaft from the Yankees, goes to LA, makes the playoffs, and the Yankees (and that scuzbucket Joe Girardi they hired) get to sit home and crochet all October.