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It's an LA Thing Thus Far in Playoffs

Beat L.A.?

No one has. Not yet, not this October.

Beat the Weavers?

No one has, not in this wild and wonderful October.

The Dodgers and Angels each are one win away from filling half the spots in baseball's final four, for the first time.

The Dodgers have two victories, one from Jeff Weaver. The Angels have two victories, one from Jered Weaver.

Simi Valley, thank you very much. The hometown kids have done the hometown teams proud.

Mom and Dad, who watched the boys pitch against each other at Angel Stadium in June, beamed with pride from the box seats Friday night. Their younger son tamed the Boston Red Sox, in historic fashion.

The Angels didn't give Jered Weaver a start against Boston last October. They did this October, and he...

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