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Bill Plaschke: Dave Roberts' decision takes Dodgers from a sure win to a 3-1 Series hole

LOS ANGELES - They led by four runs. They needed eight more outs.

Yasiel Puig was preening around the bases, Kobe Bryant was leading cheers from behind home plate, Dodger Stadium was roaring like a freight train and swaying like a palm.

Then, a horrible managerial move. Then, boos. Then, silence.

One day after winning the longest game in World Series history, the Dodgers suffered a dramatic Saturday night collapse that may lead to the longest winter in baseball history.

Dave Roberts started it, and the Boston Red Sox ended it, pouncing

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