The 1997 Cleveland Indians have finally been reassembled on the 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers, and it is up to venerable Dugout protagonists Jim Thome and Manny Ramirez to lead them through the playoffs and to the promised land, whether they've been there already or not.

If you have not been reading our end of the season special event and want anything you're about to read to make sense, please catch up by reading the first seven parts linked conveniently below. Part "The End" is after the jump.

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	Online Host Welcome to the 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers Chatroom!
	KanyeFeelTheLoveTonight: I'M SOOOOO SORRY TO JIM THOME AND MANNY RAMIREZ. I TALKED TO MARQUIS GRISSOM RIGHT AFTER AND HE SAID THE SAME THING MY MOTHER WOULD'VE SAID!
	KanyeFeelTheLoveTonight: YOU GUYS ARE VERY TALENTED! i LIKE THE PART WHERE YOU TRY TO TYPE JIM AND THEN ACCIDENTALLY HIT ENTER
	KanyeFeelTheLoveTonight: MUCH LOVE AND RESPECT I WILL APOLOGIZE 2 U 2MRW, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I AM GREAT AND POP CULTURE BUT SORRY AGAIN, ONE LOVE, PEACE OUT
	Online Host Kanye is exhausted having typed more than 140 characters in a sitting, and has left the chatroom.
	MannyTheTorpedoes: help me jim tommy
	WordUpThome: WHAT'S THE MATTER, LITTLE BUDDY
	MannyTheTorpedoes: i assidenally look at kanyay west head circles an now i know the histary of the ottobots
	WordUpThome: IT LOOKS LIKE A LONELY SATELLITE IS USING A LASER TO DRAW PICTURES OF THINGS IT REMEMBERS INTO HIS HAIR
	MannyTheTorpedoes: his hare scare me who goes outdoorse with a hairgut so dum
	WordUpThome: YEAH REALLY AND WHY IS HE TYPING IN ALL CAPS, THAT IS SO ANNOYING
	KenanAndQuel: if you guys think that is funny, I've got a great video of a cat playing the keyboard that you'd be interested in
	MannyTheTorpedoes: lol doan fall for it it is rigroll
	ProblemGiles2: Can you hurry up and tell us what we're supposed to do? I've got to pee and there aren't any rookies on this team
	CarsonCrusher: hey if you need to go, would you mind peeing in this cup for me, I need it for for no reason
	ProblemGiles2: nah I can't go right now, there are too many people not looking at me
	CriminalJustice: I could beat the piss out of you, if it would help.
	ProblemGiles2: sorry, my vagina isn't small enough, I don't think you could take me
	WordUpThome: COULD I HAVE EVERYONE'S ATTENTIONS PLEASE
	WordUpThome: IT FEELS GREAT TO BE A PART OF A TEAM DESTINED TO BRING A CHAMPIONSHIP CITY LIKE CLEVELAND TO THE SUCCESS-STARVED PEOPLES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
	SandAndDeliver: Now that he mentioned it, I've got to go to the bathroom, too
	FernandezWarrior: I'm going to go get a drink refill. You know you can get unlimited refills on any drink you want... and it's free?
	MannyTheTorpedoes: plz hold all bladdars until the en of motorvational speech
	WordUpThome: THANKS AGAIN HANDY MANNY
	MannyTheTorpedoes: hanny manny loogs like bob builder had babby with dora the splorer
	WordUpThome: I KNOW SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE HAD DIFFICULTIES ADJUSTING TO THE FAST PASTE LIFE OF L.A.
	MoralOrel: Not really.
	MyThreeDads: no I still have my hat !!!
	WordUpThome: SO I WANT TO ATOMICALLY LEG DROP YOU ULTIMATE WORRIERS WITH A STORY ABOUT MY FIRST DAY IN THE BIGGED CITY
	WordUpThome: I HOPPED OFF THE PLANE AT L.A.X. WITH A DREAM AND MY CARDGIAN. WELCOME TO THE LAND OF FAME EXCESS
	MannyTheTorpedoes: woah
	WordUpThome: JUMPED INTO THE CAB HERE I AM FOR THE FIRST TIME, LOOK TO MY RIGHT AND I SEE THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN. THIS IS ALL SO CRAZY! EVERYBODY SEEMS LIKE THEY ARE SO FAMOUS
	WordUpThome: MY TUMMY WAS HURTING AND I WAS FEELING KIND OF HOMESICK, TOO MUCH PRESSURE AND I WAS NERVOUS
	WordUpThome: THAT'S WHEN THE TAXI MAN TURNED ON THE RADIO AND A JAY Z SONG WAS ON
	BeyondBorders: The "taxi man?" You mean George Harrison?
	TheDreadPirateBip: and since when do you listen to Jay Z?
	MannyTheTorpedoes: aw come on bif jim tommy is down with the jiggor man
	TheDreadPirateBip: which Jay Z song was it?
	WordUpThome: UH HIS NEW ONE
	TheDreadPirateBip: which one
	WordUpThome: THE ONE WHERE HE MENTIONS HIS INCREDIBLE WEALTH AND INFLUENCE THE POINT IS THAT IT MADE ME FEEL AT HOME BY CAUSING MY HANDS AND HIPS TO MOVE LIKE "YEAH"
	MannyTheTorpedoes: now im bag in the go mode bag in the gogos throwin the dimond up reppin the logo rose gold rose flow im ok tho what don kill me makes me stronger than befor so
	GripSoda: if you're just arriving in LA, shouldn't you be repping a West Coast rapper
	WordUpThome: MARQUIS WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE RAP GAME, YOU LIKE THE BIG KUNTRY KING
	MannyTheTorpedoes: does he rap the song "in a big kuntry"
	WordUpThome: NO THAT IS "BIG COUNTRY"
	MannyTheTorpedoes: the song or the mans
	WordUpThome: BOTH WELL SORT OF, YOU SEE-
	BartoloCaribbeanCool: no, seriously jim, you brought us out here, what do you want us to do
	WeathersGettingWorse: Yeah, I'm not getting any better at baseball over here, you might want to hurry up and put me in
	WordUpThome: I'M GOING TO BE STRAIGHTENED WITH YOU
	WordUpThome: I CAN STILL FREEZE A ROPE BETTER THAN GLACIER, BUT I'VE BEEN IN THE BIG LEAGUES SINCE 1991 AND MY BACK IS GIVING OUT, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH TIME I HAVE
	WordUpThome: ON TODAY'S INTER-NETS, WE CELEBRATE THE MOMENTARY MISSTEPS OF SPORTS CELEBRITIES
	MannyTheTorpedoes: joe the maggio beatened his wife marlin monroe but nobody reported it so he got to win liek 1500 champonships
	WordUpThome: NOW-A-DAYS YOU CAN'T EVEN SHAKE THE SHOOT OUT OF TILA NGUYEN WITHOUT BEING CAST FROM THE LIMEDLIGHT
	WordUpThome: IN 1997 WE CAME SO CLOSE TO WINNING IT ALL, AND BY GOSH I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS EVER GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME AGAIN
	WordUpThome: BUT IT MIGHT, AND THIS MIGHT BE IT
	WordUpThome: THIS MIGHT BE ALL I'VE GOT, GUYS
	MannyTheTorpedoes: win won for the jimmer!!! !!!!
	KenanAndQuel: You know what.. he's right! We're all getting older, and whether we've won a ring or not, we've all got something left to prove!
	MoralOrel: I'm with Omar! I might not have the hair of Tim Lincecum, but I've got his gangly bad looks, and I'm sure I could at least do better than Jamie Moyer!
	MoyerBodyGirl: aw hey
	SandAndDeliver: I want to make my family proud!
	TheDreadPirateBip: I want my journey to be over!
	BartoloCaribbeanCool: i want to prove i can bat without looking like a mr. F!
	WordUpThome: THAT'S THE SPIRIT! THE TIME FOR TRIBE IS NOW... SO LET'S GO OUT THERE AND WIN THE WORLD'S SERIES!!!!
	Online Host In a joyous roar, MannyTheTorpedoes, KenanAndQuel, ProblemGiles2, FernandezWarrior, MoralOrel, CarsonCrusher, SandAndDeliver, GripSoda, CriminalJustice, MyThreeDads, BeyondBorders, WeathersGettingWorse, and BartoloCaribbeanCool have left the chatroom. Online Host The Los Angeles Dodgers have been eliminated from the playoffs by the Florida Marlins.
	WordUpThome: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

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