Miracle Cure Or Pull The Plug?

Okay, so we got paid. A little bit anyway. I can eat for the rest of the week. But things with the pilot have been insane and my parental units are celebrating their 50th anniversary this week, so been planning a lot of stuff while still recovering from my stupid nose surgery. So, sorry I missed a few days of blogging. We all know what the most important thing is. Whether our crappy team is gonna make the post season. Will they? Ask Sarah Palin. She seems to know everything… all of a sudden. It’s amazing how quickly we could hate someone after not even knowing they were even alive a few days ago. I’m sorry. I digress. So, will the Dodgers win this thing?

Naah. I don’t think so. Look, I know they’ve won 5 in a row to get back to that magical .500 mark in freakin' September, but three of those games were against a Double A team. Besides Adrian Gonzales, Giles and Kouzmanoff, the Dads had nothing but rooks out there. Hate to be a pessimist, but remember how the Dodgers recently lost 8 straight road games? Well, not only did that kill them in the standings and make fools out of themselves and their fans, but most of their remaining games are on the road. 13 out of 23 to be exact. And for those of you with extremely short memories, they, uh… stink on the road, people. Just awful. Piss poor. Bad. The Snakes have 13 out of their final 22 games on the road. The Dodgers are 28-40 away from the Ravine. The Snakes are 31-37 away from the desert, which isn’t stellar, but it’s a sight better than 12 games below .500. And let’s face it. The NL West, as bad as it is, has been a house of horrors for the Dodgers. They have a tendency to get beaten by the other teams in their division. Well, outside of three games against dismal, trade scarred Pittsburgh, the West is who they play. Three games on the road in Denver. Yikes. Three games in San Diego next week against a minor league team that’s still gonna beat them 2 out of 3, I think. And they’ll end the season with three games up in San Fran. The Midget Giants can’t wait. They’re going to try to bury the Dodgers, who are fairly easily buried these days when a team has the desire to do so. But first, they have to go up against the two Snakes aces at home this weekend. Ok, so they beat up on Haren and Webb last weekend. What are the chances they’re going to do that again? Especially against Webb? I don’t like it.

The Snakes actually have a much tougher schedule than our beloved Blue. Thing is, the D’backs have a tendency to win the games they have to win. You may ask how I can say that, since they’re only a game and a half in front of the Dodgers, but when was the last time they were BEHIND the Dodgers? They win the games they MUST win. Anyway, the Snakes travel to St. Louis on the 22nd. The Cards are a much better team, but the problem is, by that time, the Cards may not be playing for anything anymore. The Brew Crew could have the Wild Card wrapped up by then and the Redbirds could be using rookies or be playing with no passion. But the Snakes also have to go to Denver and they play Colorado at home as well. The Rockies will not go quietly. Still, I think you can count on the Dodgers to choke. They’ve done it consistently all year long and anything different would be a shocker.

Love the way Andre Ethier is playing. Casey Blake has found his power bat again and he really is a nice fielder at 3rd base save that one error he made to blow that game against San Fran. Manny is being Manny again, but Kemp is slumping again. Kuroda looked bad last night. Why didn’t Torre use Kuo instead of Elbert? Elbert is too green to use in crucial situations. And why would you ever consider using Ramon Troncoso? Boy, does he stink! Ya gotta love Angel Berroa, though. Hopefully, Nomar, the human house fly, (that’s what he looks like during his batters box gyrations) can take the rest of the year off.

To sum up, yeah, I though it was all over and, no, it’s by no means over. That’s what makes it all so frustrating to be a Dodger fan. The end is prolonged and the plug stays in and so much electricity is wasted.