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    Is a World Series title the Dodgers' only definition of success? It depends who you ask.

    LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw wasn't sure how to answer the question. "Definition of success?" Kershaw repeated. "I mean, do you have to have an answer to that?" The truth is you don't. Not everything requires a label. Not everything needs to neatly fit in a box. Not everything is success or failure, good or bad. There's nuance. There's context. But in the world of professional sports, the ...
    by Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times Oct 06, 2022 4 minutes
    Freddie Freeman of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates his solo home run with Bob Geren and Dave Roberts, to tie the game 1-1 with the Colorado Rockies, during the third inning at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, in Los Angeles.

    LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw wasn't sure how to answer the question.

    "Definition of success?" Kershaw repeated. "I mean, do you have to have an answer to that?"

    The truth is you don't. Not everything requires a label. Not everything needs to neatly fit in a box. Not everything is success or failure, good or bad. There's nuance. There's context.

    But in the world of professional sports, the best teams often don't receive that benefit of the doubt, especially if those teams have usually come up short of the ultimate objective when it matters most for a decade.

    Kershaw has been the centerpiece for the most successful stretch in Dodgers history. They're about to play in their 10th consecutive postseason. They've won the National League

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