JC’s Dodger Line Drives | Feb 16: Eric Gagne Hopes for a Return To LA

Former Dodger closer Eric Gagne can represent the best of times as well as the worst of times for Dodger fans.

Some would say strains of "Welcome to the Jungle" still reverberate around Chavez Ravine. Others still feel disgust from the disclosure of his PED usage.

Wash away all the sweet and bitter and one fact remains, Eric Gagne's last dominant season as a closer is five years in the rear-view mirror. The chance of him recapturing anything close to that form is approximately equal to that of Tommy Lasorda passing up a free dinner.

The Dodgers have moved on, as any professional franchise must. Gagne's former role as king of the pen has been taken by Jonathan Broxton. There is a long line of capable setup m...

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