ATLANTA -- Back in early June, two national baseball stories -- one in the pages of USA Today and one at ESPN.com -- essentially called the NL West race in favor of the San Francisco Giants.Those columns, which were perfectly well-reasoned, have become an endless source of amusement for fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who have made up 15 games in the standings to San Francisco, going from 9 ½ games back to 5 ½ games up.They also, you might not be surprised to hear, made their way into the Dodgers' clubhouse.