I disappear for a few days and suddenly the Dodgers become the most powerful offensive team since I traded for Albert Pujols and David Ortiz in my MLB 06: The Show?? After beating the D-Backs (or “Goo Backs" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uORAyORWRAA as I prefer to call ‘em) in the opening game, which was as exciting as Andruw Jones is fat and useless, 8-7, the Dodgers came back to stink up the joint down 3-0 in the 9th of game two. The proceeded to score 2 runs and NEARLY tie it in the 9th. For once you can’t blame Andruw, as he managed to walk, no matter how hard it is on his knees to carry that keg of a body. Moral victory for the Blue I would say!
Game 3 was even more exciting than the first time you discovered the opposite sex, as the Doyers scored 5 runs in the top of the 9th, capped thankfully by a Russell Martin RBI single that would have led to a blown save by Broxton (filling in for Saito, giving fans a glimpse of next year possibly).
The Dodgers must be drinking that Don Mattingly water (rogain for upper lips??) because game one of the Rockies series had the Dodgers knocking around more balls than a self defense class at the YWCA, by clobbering the Rockies 16-10 in a game that reminded me of the old Coors field, back when the Dodgers actually had an much less offensive offense, and a terrible pitching staff (headlined by Andy Ashby, yeah!). The only negatives from this game: They allowed the Rockies to score ten runs, and the still didn’t hit a homerun. It seemed that once the Doyers stormed out to the 11-0 lead, everyone decided it was the All Star break again with nobody really making an effort in the field or on the mound. I would call out Andruw Jones, but that’s like calling out the sun for being hot. That guy has been on an extended All-Star break since 2006. The pitchers were exceptionally terrible on when being terrible would suffice, so luckily it happened tonight. Nobody seemed like they wanted to be on the field anymore, but I can’t really blame them. The big problem is that when a team scores 16 runs, you expect at least one of them to be on a homerun, but no such luck as the Doyers pounded out so many extra base hits that homeruns weren’t necessary. I would argue that the Matt kemp double over Willy Taveres’ head would have been a homer in some parks, so it’s not all bad.
Tonight Clayton Kershaw makes his triumphant return to the big leagues, hoping that he doesn’t have to leave, and he will likely remain with the club for the rest of the year, or until he can be demoted to make room for proven veterans like Yhency Brazoban or Ramon Troncoso. Either that, or until he’s packaged with Matt Kemp and shipped off for that big bat the Dodgers need so badly. Like Batman. He’s such a big bat that he’s actually a man. Yeah.
