Letters: The Dodgers are finally having convincing performances in the playoffs

As Dodgers fans, our fears about the lack of hitting and flat pitching that plagued too many Dodgers in the postseason were finally put to rest by eliminating the San Diego Padres. And to our pleasant surprise, not only did the Dodgers' bats come to life when they were needed most, but who would have thought that a weak starting pitching rotation and an as-yet-unproven bullpen would produce a top-five batting line in the postseason would completely shut down for 24 consecutive innings!

Both were welcome signs that gave the Dodgers a deeper playoff run than in previous seasons. Carry on!

Rick Solomon
Balboa Lake

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Having finally gotten rid of the pesky Padres, our Dodgers can now focus on the Mets, who pulled off an upset in the playoffs. If things go as expected, the World Series will be Dodgers vs. Yankees, and who wouldn't want to see that again? Baseball has finally returned to its glorious past.

Marty Zweben
Palos Verdes Estates

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2017: Yu Darvish loses the series-clinching, winner-take-all game at Dodger Stadium after giving up multiple home runs.

2024: Yu Darvish loses the series-clinching, winner-take-all game at Dodger Stadium after giving up multiple home runs.

Amazing how the more things change, the more they stay the same!

Nick Rose
Newport coast

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Kiké Hernández brings great energy to playoff games. He is a catalyst to relieve pressure for his teammates. He has to play every playoff game. And his scoop at third base for the final out was spectacular. This ball could have easily bounced through for a double.

David Waldowski
Laguna Woods

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This Dodgers Game 5 NLDS win was brought to you by Hernandez Bros. Demolition Co. “Tearing down San Diego since 2024.”

Axel W. Kyster
Bradbury

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Against all odds, Wednesday night's combined shutout against a hot Padres team was an incredible performance by the Dodger bullpen and a masterstroke by manager Dave Roberts.

If our season ends in disappointment and anyone's head turns, it should be Andrew Friedman, who throws hundreds of millions of dollars at weak pitchers who can't go the distance and oversees a pitching program that has far too many young ones , blowing out promising arms!

David Reynolds
Marysville