Dodgers

This is tough. It's usually not our problem. Colorado, Cincinatti, Houston, yes, but not us. It's our staple. That and the D and we ain't gonna be able to hold up with what we've got. With Brad Penny looking pretty "done", and Jason Schmidt not even a blip on the radar for any kind of return this year, it's time to reassess what we've got and what's needed.

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Wow, wow, and wow. Those are the only three words I have to say after watching the MLB all star game the other night.

To me, that was the best All Star game I have ever seen. There was great pitching, great hitting, and some really good fielding. The game, which was featured in one of the greatest cities in the world, in one of the most historic ball parks, had everything to offer. With guys like Miguel Tejada playing short stop like Derek Jeter, J.D. Drew hitting like Mickey Mantle, and a guy named Nate Mclouth playing center like Willie Mays, this game was nothing short of spectacular. The only thing missing was the babe himself and maybe a slice of some apple pie.

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But at the same time, this is L.A. This is the Dodgers. It's been 20 frickin' years and we need some stars to go along with that youth so that Jeff Kent isn't our HR leader with 20 once again. If it's a money issue, we could've spent a lot of that Joe Torre money on a player who actually plays on the field. I'm all for hiring a big name, big salary manager, but you've got to have the team to go with him. The Lakers aren't going to pay Phil all that money if they don't have Kobe. Even small markets such as St. Louis and Cincinnati, have guys who can change the game with one swing. They just don't have any pitching. Let's keep our pitching intact and get a game breaker or two.

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Oh my lamb! If it isn't bad enough that our beloved Dodgers are looking to extend their championship-less streak to 20 years, the Lakers...The Lakers...what can we say? That was sick, knots forming in the stomach type television watching. HD did not help me in that debacle. Actually would've preferred to watch that second half in some rabbit-ear antenna inducing, snowy, Low D. Give me the old, chunky graphics that take up half the screen to cover up that mess.

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er Dodger had it: Piazza, Sheff (love him or hate him, he brought it), E.K., Gibbie.

These former Dodgers had it some of the time: Beltre, Greenie, Mondy.

These guys thought they had it, but never brought it (when they wore the Blue anyway): J.D. Drew, Straw, Eric Davis, Hee Sop

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The Dodgers seem to be stuck in the middle.  They are just over .500.  They are still in 2nd place in the NL West, but they cannot seem to make a move.  Of course Joe Torre managed a Yankee team last year who was in last place around this time of year, and ended up making the playoffs.  Luckily the

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There's nothing like the feeling as you go through your day and co-workers, friends and family ask, "What do you got going tonight?" and you get to tell them, "I'm going to the Dodger Game." Everyone's immediate response is a smile with a response like, "Oh, that's cool" or "Sweet" or "How fun". "I'm going to the Dodger game," immediately sends peoples Thinking Blue as they envision: The Stadium. The Ravine. Philippe's. Vinnie. Nancy B. Hefley. Dodger Dogs. Ten Dollar Beers. The Pavillion bleachers. The traffic. The parking. The traffic. The parking. We can all, as Dodger fans, relate, reminisce and bond over past, present and future Dodger Stadium memories. Now one can argue that any fan, of any ball park, of any team has their own quirks, traditions, and specialness that they can lay claim as to what makes its park better than the rest. But Dodger Stadium is more special than anywhere else. More unique. More of an experience. And it's not the metal and concrete and the blue and the hills and the nice weather that make it that way, it's the people.

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my dad took a job with Bell Potato Chips, and have been a dedicated fan of the Big 3 LA teams: Dodgers, Lakers and SC football all of those years. Loyal. Always rooting for them. Loving the glory days of Lasorda's

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ve you gone Todd Zeile? Never thought I'd utter those words but the lack of long balls (ones hit by Dodgers) landing in the All-You-Can-Eat seats is making me yearn for the long lost days of stiff, white power guys in the Dodger lineup. Watching Shawn Green do a Garret Anderson impersonation each night in right field is something I don't miss, but his 42 jacks are something we haven't seen much of since he and Sheff have parted ways. We have no power. Rafael's our power guy. There's something wrong with this picture. We're L.A.  This ain't Cleveland. This ain't Milwaukee. This ain't Arizona. 40 something Jeff Kent should not be our HR and RBI leader each year.  It's time, it's time to deal. And don't give me the the "that's why we got Andruw Jones" excuse. We all know what that was, a two year wish, a two year hope, a two year gamble so that we wouldn't have to deal our youngsters. A theory which I'm down with. But all we need's one. Keep the studs: Martin, Kemp, Loney, Kershaw and Bills.  And let's see what we can get to put at the three bag. Ethier, Broxton, Pierre, Dewitt, LaRoche (love 'em all as

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Central: Cubs

West:Mariners West: D-Backs

Wild Card: Tigers  Wild Card: Dodgers

Indians over Mariners in 4 Dodgers over Mets in 5

Yankees over Tigers in 5  D-Backs over Cubs in 3

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