On the ball field and in the dugout, the Dodgers have an exciting nucleus of talent and potential that could propel them to the top of the NationalLeagueWest standings.
Leading the list: the Cincinnati Reds of 1973, a powerful group led by Johnny Bench, Pete Rose and Tony Perez that took a tough NationalLeagueWest division over the Dodgers and Giants before getting upset in the NL Championship Series by the New York Mets, three games to two.