It's A Good Kind Of Wrong

Three words: Manny F'n Ramirez. Three more words: Chad F'n Billingsley.

As I've said many times before, I don't like to be wrong. However when it means good things for the Dodgers, I have no problem with it. For the first time since April 4th (for those of you who don't recall, that was the first week of the 2008 season) the Dodgers are alone in first place in the National League West. Albeit, just by half a game, but it's huge psychologically. Two huge statements in less than 24 hours, shutting down Dan Haren and the Snakes 7-zip and shutting down ace and Cy Young fave, Brandon Webb 7-2 this afternoon. They lost 8 in a row, and now they've won 7 in a row. They can even the books with a win tomorrow against Randy Johnson's replacement, first round pick, Max Scherzer. Once again, it's a must win. It's a momentum thing, it's a statement thing, and, at this point in the season, it's obviously a math thing. I will go out on a limb: If the Dodgers win tomorrow and they can avoid stinking like sh-t like they did a week and a half ago, and barring injuries to Manny or any of their key players - Billingsley, Lowe, Ethier, Martin, Kemp, Blake or Loney - the Dodgers will prevail in the West. That means when they go on the road, they have to beat the lowly Friars and the Buccaneers and the midget Giants. They can't screw around anymore and now that they're 2 games over .500, they can no longer afford to drop below .500. It's onward and upward or nowhere. If the Rockies win today, I'm going to consider them more of a threat than the Snakes.

For those few of you who have been loyal to my blog, you're all aware that, though I love the Blue, I'm anything but a true believer. Maybe that's the key. Lately it seems like the more I doubt, the better they play and the better the chances are of a post season appearance for Manny's new team. So, here's to another long Dodgerless post season. They'll never make it. They suck.