What Would I Rather Do: Drive Behind A Gardener Or Watch The Dodgers?

It’s lonely in here. I can hear my single voice reverberate and echo off the blog walls. People tell me I should start a freaking blog and then they don’t come in to check it out. I have as many hits as the Dodgers. Very few.

Yes, of course I was right in my prediction that the Dodgers would be shut down against the Chisox and fast actin’ Mike Buerhle. (whom the Dodgers could’ve had for… Kemp or Kershaw, I believe) I agree it would’ve been a mighty high price, but lately, ya gotta hate Matt Kemp’s game. He just is a lousy ballplayer with loads of talent. Could take him another year or four to get the hang of it, and only then will we find out if he’s the real deal or the “Raul” deal. (See past blogs about Mondesi and Kemp) Not his fault though. It’s Colletti’s fault. Ya don’t build a team around Matt Kemps, James Loneys and Russell Martins yet. It’s too much pressure on them and they’re way too young. Look at the Mets. They did it right. They had great young talent in Reyes and Wright, but did they build their tram around them? No way. Minaya went out and got Beltran, Moises Alou who can really still hit when he’s not on crutches (is he still alive?) Carlos Delgado… you get it. So, after a while, Wright and Reyes (who are just plain better and more impacting than Kemp and Loney, et al) were ready to handle more of the load. So why are the Mets losing? Injuries to their pitching staff hasn’t helped. Overrating Santana hasn’t helped either, but I gotta tell ya, I may have made the same mistake. The guy can throw. Point is, you can’t build a great china set around old, broken plates and saucers. Jeff Kent, gotta love his grind-oriented, hardnosed tude, Garciaparra, Penny and Lowe, Loaiza, Luis Gonzales last year, just not enough. Colletti’s a dweeb.

Stults has been a pleasant surprise. I say hang onto him and let Penny have the month of July off. Otherwise, might be time to send Kershaw down and let him develop normally. Who knows? Jason Schmidt has a rehab start. Let’s see if he can hit 75 on the gun.

Today was a fun game. How about that Dodger offense? This team takes some of the stupidest at bats I’ve ever seen. Makes me wonder if it’s even possible for them to improve. As I predicted, the White Sox, like the Tribe, got well against the Dodgers. The Dodgers are the easiest team to beat in the MLB right now. If you’re the opposing team, you go in knowing that if they score 5 runs against you, it’s a rare offensive explosion, and if a Dodger homers it’s front page news. What a psychological edge that gives your beleaguered staff following a 3 game sweep at the hands of their cross town rivals up Chi town way.

What can they do to win now? Get your hands on Matt Holliday and sign him to a long term deal. NOW! (The Rockies, now with Holliday back, a hot Brad Hawpe back, Atkins and Helton hitting and Tulowitski back, actually have a shot at the division again, so I doubt they’ll deal Holliday, ‘specially to a division rival) So, see if you can grab Lance Berkman. Trade Kemp and Penny. They need a guy who can freakin’ hit is my point. They could also use an arm or two. Basically, they suck. Too many leaks in the boat. Yet, still only 3 1/2 games out. What a joke. It’s gonna be a long couple of years unless Colletti goes and someone with a baseball brain in his head arrives. What disarray for Joe Torre.

But, Joe, why Scott Proctor? Why do you love him so? What, ya got something going with the guy? You can tell me. There’s no one in here anyway. Now, after stinking up the Northern Hemispehre, he says he’s got arm trouble before a Triple A demotion. Scott Proctor is the worst relief pitcher I’ve ever seen. Period. He should not be allowed to pitch in the big leagues, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever ever again. Yet another superlative Ned Colletti move.

Talk to you sometime during the Angels sweep. We’ll talk about why the Angels are the Dodgers of old next time. BTW, the answer is drive behind a gardener. It's just as frustrating, but at least I'm slowly getting somewhere.