As far as championship droughts go, this was not the longest in baseball history or even the most agonizing. But in terms of recent effort, including nearly $2 billion spent on player salaries in the past eight years, and the frustration of being tantalizingly close to that celebratory sip of Champagne without actually tasting it, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 21st century championship dry spell had become the most prominent — and baffling — in baseball.

Dodgers win the world series after years of frustration

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Dodgers win the world series after years of frustration