Dodgers’ Game 1 NLCS win shows financial might can make things right

The Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman connects on a solo home run in the sixth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 1 of the NLCS.MILWAUKEE — The disparity in the payrolls was the focus of the series before the first pitch ever delivered, the handiwork of the manager of the small-market franchise that won more regular season games than any team in baseball.

“I’m sure that most Dodgers players can’t name eight guys on our roster,” joked Pat Murphy of the Milwaukee Brewers.

If the preceding six months were a testament to how a team can win without superstars, the Dodgers’ 2-1 victory in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series was a display of the firepower that can be purchased for…