Column: Dodgers were finished until epic Game 3 comeback. Now it’s the Braves who are done
It was over. The game, the series, the season, it was over. The Dodgers trailed by three runs that felt like 30, they were down to their final five outs, the Atlanta Braves were on the verge of a three-games-to-none lead in a nightmare was skidding toward a sweep. Then it happened. Crack…roar…crack…roar. Cody Bellinger happened. Mookie Betts happened. Dodger Stadium happened. Randy Newman ...
by Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times
Oct 20, 2021
4 minutes
It was over.
The game, the series, the season, it was over.
The Dodgers trailed by three runs that felt like 30, they were down to their final five outs, the Atlanta Braves were on the verge of a three-games-to-none lead in a nightmare was skidding toward a sweep.
Then it happened.
Crack…roar…crack…roar.
Cody Bellinger happened. Mookie Betts happened. Dodger Stadium happened. Randy Newman happened.
Rollin’ down the Imperial Highway…
As a late afternoon chill descended upon Chavez Ravine on Tuesday, with scores of their fans and most reasonable hope having abandoned them, the Dodgers located their heartbeat, found their magic, and burst through the shadows.
“To kind of, for
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