Memo to the NL West: The Dodgers May Be Closer Than They Appear

Here they come again. 

In 2009 the Dodgers got off to a hot start at home, mainly against National League West opponents, and carried a lead to the finish line in October.  The formula in 2010 is exactly the same with a slight twist in the chronology. 

This season the Dodgers opened with 16 of the first 22 games played on the road and only two of those series were played within the Western Division.  As they did last season the Dodgers had growing pains on the road and gave the Giants and Padres a lead.

Well, don't look now because here they come. A quick look over their collective shoulders is about all the time the leaders have before the Dodgers first catch and then pass them for the Division lead. 

The formula is a tested one. In ...

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