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ARLINGTON, Texas — When the World Series opens Friday, the National League representative will be the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Dodgers won 100 games in the regular season, zero in the postseason. The snakes are alive. The Dodgers are dead. For a Dodgers fan, is this enough despair for one autumn? Maybe not. The American League representative will be the Texas Rangers, the host team for Game ...
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw works in the first inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 1 of the National League Division Series at Dodgers Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, in Los Angeles.

ARLINGTON, Texas — When the World Series opens Friday, the National League representative will be the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Dodgers won 100 games in the regular season, zero in the postseason.

The snakes are alive. The Dodgers are dead.

For a Dodgers fan, is this enough despair for one autumn?

Maybe not. The American League representative will be the Texas Rangers, the host team for Game 1, at Globe Life Field.

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