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    LA Reacts To Dodger Loss
    It's meme time.
    Yusra Farzan
    Yusra Farzan covers Orange County and its 34 cities, watching those long meetings — boards, councils and more — so you don’t have to.
    Published October 12, 2023 1:12 PM
    Dodger players stand in a row leaning up against a fence looking out onto a baseball field.
    Dodgers players look on from the dugout in the ninth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks during Game Three of the Division Series at Chase Field on October 11, 2023 in Phoenix.
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    Elsa
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    Getty Images
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    Topline:

    Last year, it was the San Diego Padres. This year it was the Arizona Diamondbacks who sent the Los Angeles Dodgers packing just as they stepped into the postseason. And in 17 years, this is the first time that the Dodgers didn’t win a single postseason game. Zilch. Nada.

    Heading into the series: The Dodgers had a good season winning 100 out of the 162 during their regular season. And for the 10th time in 11 years, they also clinched NL West Division Championship.

    The game: Like last year the Dodgers couldn't translate that success during their postseason playoffs.

    The reaction: Fan unleashed a torrent of memes on social media roasting the season.

    Last year, it was the San Diego Padres. This year it was the Arizona Diamondbacks who sent the Los Angeles Dodgers packing just as they stepped into the postseason. And in 17 years, this is the first time that the Dodgers didn’t win a single postseason game. Zilch. Nada.

    And social media came in clutch with the memes.

    Dodgers’ fans when their hitters just couldn't hit Diamondbacks pitchers:

    Some Dodgers fans were left wondering, what’s the point of a regular season?

    @niners_edizz.124

    “Its not fair” #fyp #fypシ゚viral #niners_editzz #blowthisup #mlb #dodgers #foryoupage

    ♬ Why is it still raining - Dybbukk

    It was a night of tossing and turning and some tears …

    But once a Dodgers fan, always a Dodgers fan.

    There’s always next year.