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The Associated Press

Published: October 12, 2009

ST. LOUIS - Rafael Furcal shrugged his shoulders to his ears, hoping to lessen the chill from the ice bucket being dumped over his head.

Yeah, right.

Even after the endless dousings of champagne and beer from teammates, the frigid water left Furcal with a dazed-but-happy look, as if his mind was trying to comprehend what had just happened.

The same could be said about his team, who had just closed out the St. Louis Cardinals with a 5-1 win.

Methodical, decisive and, yes, a bit surprising - even for them.

"To sweep the Cardinals, it just doesn't happen," Dodgers third baseman Casey Blake said. "I would have never guessed we would have swept them. It makes the champagne a little sweeter."

They'll have plenty of time to savor it.

The NLCS doesn't start until Thursday, giving Los Angeles a welcome break. No need to rejigger the rotation, worry about who's going to be healthy or not. Just time to rest and look ahead to what might be while the Phillies and Rockies play in the Colorado snow in the other NL division series.

Keyword: Sports for the result of Sunday's late NL division playoff game between the Phillies and Rockies

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