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Nationworld  No man is an island, especially Dodgers closer
Kenley Jansen  The Dodgers' bullpen is a dizzying array of
beards and tattoos, its inhabitants marked by checkered pasts
and chips on shoulders.  All of which makes Kenley Geronimo
Jansen the weirdest one of all.   Jansen, the 6-foot-5,
260-pound closer whose midseason emergence has made a Puig-like
impact on the pitching staff, takes the mound looking like a
giant kid in his pajamas.  His giant arms have no tattoos. His
whispery voice has no edge. His soft eyes are wide and
wandering. He doesn't drink. He doesn't party. He is 25 years
old and still lives with his parents, both in his hometown on
the southern Caribbean island of Curacao and when they visit for
long stretches in Los Angeles.  Many members of the Dodgers
bullpen, which has been the National League's best since
midseason, wear their hearts on their sleeves. Jansen wears his
on his back. It can be found in his number 74.  There is