I buried these guys yesterday. Dodgers and Angels.

Not only won’t they make it to a Freeway Series, they won’t get out of the first round.

So, yes, I will take credit for the Dodgers being up 2-0 with the aid of a semi-miraculous victory today … and the Angels taking a 1-0 lead on the Red Sox.

It’s reverse karma.

Having played fantasy baseball for a quarter century, I am intimately familiar with reverse karma.

And it goes like this:

If you denigrate your team … well, any team, but particular your own … it seems as if the team (and particularly any individuals you might have named) are likely to suddenly start doing better.

And if you boast about your team … you may as well just brace yourself for disaster. Because talking up your guys is the kiss of death.

I compete against a fantasy leaguer who finally admitted he employs reverse karma all the time. He trashes any player on his team who is performing badly, even for a week. “Guy is killing me. He’s horrible. This is his worst season ever. How can I win with a guy like that?” And a week later, he’s been huge.

Once upon a time, I didn’t believe in the power of reverse karma. Now I do.

Especially after seeing Matt Holiday fail to catch that soft liner to left field that would have ended the Dodgers game today … and even moreso after I saw the Angels score  five on the Red Sox and give up … zero.

I’ll be watching the two SoCal ball teams. If they start to slow down again … I’ll be right here with more reverse karma. Which always works — unless you admit to using it. So. Hmm.