Nobody really noticed in Spring Training, but the Dodgers came into the season kind of ticked off. The 2016 season had ended much like most seasons of the past decade: with the Dodgers winning the National League West and then losing in the postseason. They lost to the Cubs in the NL Championship Series, just like they lost to the Cardinals in the '13 NLCS, just like they lost to the Phillies in both the '08 and '09 NLCS. But this one felt different somehow.