Going forward, it is the bullpen that has Dodgers fans most frustrated. Tanner Scott was to have been the answer. Signed to a $72 million contract (over four years), he leads the majors in blown saves with seven, of the 18 blown by the Dodgers. (How many would Kenley Jansen have blown, but he’s toiling in Anaheim these days?)

Just six weeks ago, the Los Angeles Dodgers looked destined to run away with the National League West division title yet again, and it appeared no team was going to be a threat.