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The Dodgers...lose 5-1 and don't look like champions doing it. The Phillies are in the World Series.
Greg Maddux? Grabbed the game ball as he left the field, probably for the last time. 355-227, 3.16 doesn't buy the future Hall of Famer a round of applause.
Jeff Kent? 2298 games, 8498 at bats, 377 home runs, .290 average. The Hall of Very Good at the least. Yay, clap clap clap.
Manny Ramirez? If he's finished in L.A., he goes out with one last home run — four in all during this year's playoffs, extending his all-time record.
* One more: The Times' Bill Shaikin adds Nomar Garciaparra to the list, says they all (not Manny, yet) should have gotten a better send-off, and writes: "Three of the greatest players of our time might have gone home for good."