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Bill Plaschke: What pressure? Dave Roberts unflappable during a winter of discontent

LOS ANGELES_In October, he was booed out of Dodger Stadium.

In November, he learned the Dodgers might have been cheated out of a championship by a team managed by one of his best friends.

Last week, he excitedly offered clues that the Dodgers could be signing one of baseball's two biggest free agents, then they completely whiffed on both.

So, Dave Roberts, how's your winter going?

"What a question!" he responds.

Here it comes, the bitterness, the angst, the regret ...

"I'm doing great, absolutely great!" he says.

You are?

"Yeah, I'm having a blast, there is no better job than being the manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, it's

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