Blog Kiosk: 10/2/2018 - Dodgers Links - National League West Division Champions!

(pic via Jon SooHoo at Dodger Insider)

Unquestionably, this is the best photo taken of last nights victory party, via a tweet by MLB. Even better, Matt Kemp and his fellow "Boys in Blue" doused Tommy with a beer shower during a postgame interview. You watch a bit of that here. Per Ken Gurnick at MLB.com:

"What I see now is the same as I saw back then," Roberts said, clutching tightly a bottle of champagne. "With all the adversity we put ourselves in, we knew we could overcome. I never wavered from believing that and they never wavered either. It's a long season. That's why you play 163."

On another note, I'll leave you with this tweet from Jon Morosi of the MLB Network:

Walker Buehler started, and Max Muncy homered. It happened on Opening Day this year for the @okc_dodgers. And it happened in Game 163 at Dodger Stadium. @Dodgers @MLBNetwork @MLB

— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) October 1, 2018

Below are more links to check out:

• This Day in Dodgers History: 
• Happy Birthday, 
• This tweet aged well, via Andy McCullough of the LA Times:

Dave Roberts: “When it’s all said and done, the Dodgers will be at the top of the division.”

— Andy McCullough (@McCulloughTimes) April 29, 2018

• Games times and info for the upcoming NLDS, Dodgers vs. Braves, have just been announced:

• BTW, the two Game #163's yesterday recorded the highest rated MLB regular season afternoon telecast in 20 years for ESPN. The Dodger game recorded a 2.3 rating; whereas, the Cubs game garnered a 1.9 rating. Additionally, the local ratings were outstanding. IN Denver they recorded a 9.0 rating and in Los Angeles they drew a 6.9 rating.
• Per Carson Cistulli at FanGraphs; "Max Muncy Did Something He Had Never Did Before."
• They just keep coming. Per a Dodgers tweet, the club set a new franchise record for attendance:

Thanks to the best fans in baseball, the #Dodgers set a franchise record for attendance this year at 3,857,500! pic.twitter.com/TSqgzunSGy

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 1, 2018

• Via Gary Livacari at Baseball History Comes Alive; "Great Photo of Jackie Robinson and Larry Doby!"
• Jim Callis at MLB.com has the order for the 2019 Draft. Go here to check it out. The Dodgers get two 1st Round Picks - #25 and #31 (as compensation for not signing first-rounder JT Ginn).
• Via Forest Stulting at Beyond the Bricks; "The Frequent Flyer: Brock Stewart discusses life going between Triple-A and the Major Leagues."