No Brainer

Good morning, everyone.

In today's LA Times, how in the name of all that is holy can Times Dodger beat writer, Dylan Hernandez file his story on last night's game and fail to mention the ineptitude of Matt Kemp's last at bat?? That's the trouble with the LA Times Dodger beat guys. They don't go into detail as to why things happen, as to WHY the team stinks. Unless you're TJ Simers or Bill Plaschke (who sometimes reads like a Hallmark card) it's as if you're on McCourt's payroll. Even Bill Shaikin needs to be more candid. Print the damn truth. The Dodgers can't hit. When they do hit, stupid at bats like Matt Kemp's wind up destroying any chance they have to win. Period. If I wasn't able to see or hear the game last night and I wanted to find out what happened and I read Hernandez's column, I'm left with no idea as to what really transpired.

Look. They teach you this stuff in Little League. When the guy on the mound is struggling, don't help him. I could see if the pitch was right down Broadway, right down Kemp's wheel house - something he knew he could hit hard somewhere, but after walking Andruw Jones, Lyon thows a pitch up and in. Up and in is one of Kemp's many weaknesses and I don't even think the damn thing was a strike. What was he thinking?

By the way, I don't care how well Lowe has been pitching, they have absolutely no chance of beating Brandon Webb today. There it is. I'm going out on a limb. As always, hope I'm wrong.