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........ Thud August 25, 2008, 2:03 p.m. That sound you heard was the Dodgers dropping a humongous load; the echo a collective sinking of hearts across Los Angeles. Nothing all that new in last night's game, and in fact much of what occurred was painfully predictable, but a blow to the system just the same. Eighth inning or ninth, poor Jonathan Broxton doesn't seem able to pitch in a pennant race at this point in his career. And there's not a whole hell of a lot the Dodgers can do about it. Join the club, pals. Most of the sport suffers the same broken bullpen problems the Dodgers do, only more so in most cases. One club will survive regardless. And while it's often silly to criticize a manager for one or two moves out of thousands made in a season, Joe Torre isn't helping his cause right about now. Pitching to Pedro Feliz with first base open and a clueless Jimmy Rollins on deck was, essentially, malpractice. It's not second guessing when you, like thousands of others sitting in their living rooms, call the obvious maneuver in advance, screaming at a defenseless tube. That's first guessing.. The season, such as it, is disintegrating before our eyes, incompetence all around, in eerily similar fashion to so many others over the past twenty years. But what's another decade between friends? As for Mr. Torre, we've learned a couple of things about the Dodgers leader in 2008. First, as we were warned by our New York brethren, he's not an X's and O's guy. He's just not. Second, Torre is successful when he has a full complement of championship-caliber talent. It's not every manager who can win with that type of team. Torre can. But give the man a so-so club, or a bad one, and it's look-out below! Torre simply is not capable of getting those clubs, like his current one, to win in spite of their shortcomings, and in actuality, adds to the challenges they face. And third, and most importantly, the man is incredibly stubborn. Obvious examples include the against-all-evidence dependence on Andruw Jones, Brad Penny, Mark Sweeney, Juan Pierre, and as harped on here almost weekly, the serial overuse of Russell Martin. But much more on this topic in the upcoming post mortem. I don't think I'm going to get a lot of argument on the stubborn thing. Anyway. Let's just put the week down as Dodgers being Dodgers. A couple of nice series wins followed by a week's worth of total and complete crap. They get us excited, and then thud. Stink bomb. Just unwatchable. Turd City, USA. It was a six aspirin weekend for me, but surprisingly just the one fetal position post-game depression session Sunday, so for that I'm grateful. The sun always shines the next morning, however, and it did today. I'm getting married on Sunday, so please forgive me while I try to focus. Wish me luck on that front… Talkback: Your comments are always encouraged… Oh wait, guess what just came in the mail today. Yep, the 2009 season ticket renewal invoice, courtesy of your Los Angeles Dodgers. Earliest date on record. (The O'Malley's forms used to hit the mail in November, with a January due date. Just fyi.) 2008 postseason ticket forms were enclosed as well. Full payments expected by September 5. Thanks so much. And sure, I'll just drop what I'm doing during the honeymoon (sex) to attend to that one… Media Savvy: From Josh Lewin, not being sarcastic, during the Fox game of the week Saturday: "Mark Sweeney, pinch-hitter extraordinaire." Always good for a laugh Rotoworld.com: "B.J. Upton was tagged out while jogging on the basepaths again on Monday. Awesome. He's like the Chuck Knoblauch of baserunning: he just can't hustle! Upton hit a ball that he thought was a homer, and trotted out of the box. The ball hit the wall, though, and Upton jogged to second. Mark Teixeira followed him and caught the relay throw, tagging Upton out before he got to the base. Upton was left in the game on Monday, and finished 2-for-5." Check out this stimulating read from Kurt Streeter, of the LAT. And speaking of the LAT, it's good to have Gordon Edes on view at Yahoo Sports. A very pleasant surprise, and a nice addition to Yahoo's always-growing list of ex-patriots from Times Mirror Square. And finally, we don't do politics here, and I defy you to name my party affiliation without guessing, but when I saw this headline, I just couldn't resist: "Dems: Selfish Lieberman the "Barry Bonds" of D.C." Statue for Sandy: The Koufax in bronze campaign continues. Please Vote “Yes on 32.” And tell a friend… Remember, glove conquers all….
PREVIOUSLY OFF BASE August 15, 2008, 2:03 p.m. First of all, apologies for the use of the "spot on" phrase there. It's the more annoying and least "on" term in the language today, so please count on me when I tell you, it'll never grace this space again, from here until eternity. I guess what I'm laboring to say is that I have absolutely no idea how the Dodgers just swept four from Philly. They lose two awful games in Frisco, and follow up with this? Makes zero sense to me. I have absolutely no idea what's going on here. I like it, but I'm baffled. Not a clue about what's to occur next either, and any pundit who says otherwise is a fraud. I guess what I'm laboring to say is, man was I wrong! Not just me, of course. Every last baseball writer on the planet had all but ripped the Dodgers a new one; just don't count on any mea culpas from that crowd. I'm man enough, however, so here goes. Joe Torre knows what he's doing. Jeff Kent batting third ahead of Manny was a great idea. I thought it was folly, so I blew that one completely. More importantly, I thought the club was poised for a crumbling after those two heart breakers in China Basin, and look what happened. What a difference four days make, and what a boob I am. I'm not alone in my bewilderment, which is some consolation. Vinny was a bit at a loss last night too, so I'm in good company. He talked about the "charm of baseball" and all, but even the great Vin Scully knew there was no explaining what had just occurred. If you were lucky to experience much of Don Drysdale at the mike, you know what he'd say. "Well I tell ya, if you could put this game in capsule form, you'd never be able to spend all the money." Before you get carried away with my humility here, let's also recall how right I've been about a few things. Several, actually, and key stuff. Bringing Brad Penny back when he very clearly wasn't ready was a lame idea. A really lame idea, bordering on the negligent. The Dodgers were extremely lucky to have won both games Penny started, but they couldn't have handled him any worse than they did. Just bad thinking, all the way around. Andruw Jones to the DL slash minors was long a suggestion of mine, so I'll pat myself on the back for that one too. And a rousing chorus of "Hallelujah" wouldn't be a waste of our time right about now, don't you think? Juan Pierre out and Andre Ethier in? The entire Dodger Contingent was calling for that one, so let's just be grateful Torre saw the light, and forgo the self-congratulations. Nomar Garciaparra, on the other hand, brother Nomar is the man. The man, our man, our Dodger. We've always defended him as a special player, a Kirk Gibson-like special player, and we'll celebrate him for as long as we possibly can. And tell me it's not exciting having Nomar at short again. Just bleeping great. You go, Nomar. We've got your back. Oh, and Russell Martin is still being driven into the ground. Been right on that along. We'll keep harping, but minus an early clinching, there's no rest for the weary there, unfortunately. But look, the Dodgers are playing good baseball. I just used the word "clinching," for crying out loud. They might have Greg Maddux here to replace Penny with within minutes. And they should, by the way. They might sweep Milwaukee too, for all we know. Or, they might get swept and fall three back by Monday. Like I said, I have no idea. I suggest we enjoy this while we can. One day at a time. Meanwhile, I'll start working on that capsule form idea of Big D's. You know I'll be sending the dough Think Cure's way. You gotta know that… Talkback: Your comments are always encouraged… Brett Myers, Wife Beater: It's not that we encourage kicking a man when he's down, but as we do with Bobby Cox, we'll make an exception with Brett Myers every chance we get. It was good to see him optioned out in tatters a few weeks ago, and it was good to see him lose last night. Damn good. Last year, when the rest of the baseball world was laughing it up big-time as Cox became the game's most ejected man, we thought it was appropriate to recall his criminal activity, while drawing comparisons between his on-field behavior with his off. Same thing with Myers. He can argue with his manager in full view of a national audience to his heart's content, insane as that is, and we'll go right ahead and draw comparisons. So here they are: Brett Myers, losing pitcher, loser just plain period, wife beater. Bobby Cox, current losing manager, loser period, wife beater… Media Savvy: Nice piece on the potential Chicago Series, by John Donovan, of SI.com… Countdown to Nuptials: There's no turning back. We're talking 16 days to the altar (uh, chupah). Dodgers'll be in Arizona for a day game, and the wedding's at night, so I'm covered. I'm still not sure if Prime reaches to the Central Coast for the honeymoon, but I’m hopeful. Anyway, it's August 31, if you're keeping score. Be there or be square…if you were invited, anyway. Otherwise, don't be there… Statue for Sandy: The Koufax in bronze campaign continues. Please Vote “Yes on 32.” And tell a friend… Remember, glove conquers all….
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