Dodgers: 5 Reasons the 2017 Dodgers are better than 2016

This years squad is never out of a game

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In 2016 there were some games where you felt the game was over if the Dodgers trailed by more than three to four runs. This year the Dodgers seem to have some serious confidence in themselves as they lead Major League Baseball in comeback wins. They even hit three consecutive homers against the Phillies in the ninth inning of one game this year to tie the game and later won the game.

No matter what the score is, you can just feel the magic that the Dodgers are going to come back and win the game.  With their lineup strong from top to bottom, the offense is always capable of bringing the Dodgers back to win a game and they often have.  Last week was yet another example of this when the Dodgers came back to beat the Diamondbacks with Zack Greinke on the mound. The Dodgers 7th and 8th spot in the lineup provided the winning runs with Puig and Pederson knocking in a few runs.

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This year’s team simply has a swagger that they are going to win every game which is something I have never seen from a team in baseball.  The short series of the NLDS can be dangerous but if the Dodgers get past that I don’t see another team beating the Dodgers four times in a seven game series.  As long as the confidence carries over to the postseason, the 2017 Dodgers never quit and are never out of a game.  This is something they lacked in 2016.