Alexander: Veteran Ryan Madson shows his postseason mettle for Dodgers
(WorldNews Sport)

LOS ANGELES - It was no certainty that Ryan Madson was going to make the Dodgers´ postseason roster. The veteran reliever, obtained from Washington just before the Aug. 31 deadline for playoff eligibility, was not overwhelming in nine regular-season appearances, with a 6.48 ERA (6 earned runs in 8-1/3 innings). He had 13 strikeouts to one walk, which was good, but he had a 1.32 WHIP and a .282 opponents´ batting average, which wasn´t. And then the postseason started, and the veteran who possesses two World Series championship rings offered a reminder of just how valuable steely nerves and experience in the crucible of playoff baseball can be. Madson has pitched five times in this postseason,...