The Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals are the only National League teams to reach the playoffs three times in the last five seasons. The Cardinals made all three appearances under Manager Tony La Russa, while the Dodgers had a different manager each time: Jim Tracy in 2004, Grady Little in 2006 and Joe Torre in 2008.
The Dodgers also had different managers in their previous two playoff appearances: Tom Lasorda in 1995, Bill Russell in 1996.
If the Dodgers return to the playoffs this season, Torre will become the first manager to lead them to postseason play in consecutive years since Lasorda did so in 1977 and '78.
LA Times
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