LA Dodgers Short Cut No Yellow Brick Road

They made a blockbuster trade that had all the
makings of stealing the pennant from the Giants,
winning the National League, and swooping in on
a World Series title for a franchise that has
as much history as just about any royal family
in the baseball world, but it had a chance at
being a total flop too.

The verdict isn't completely in, but the Dodgers
gambled and as of right now, I'm gonna say they
lost. Yes they are only two games out of the
last NL wildcard spot, but they have failed
miserably in their attempt to gain any ground
on their longtime nemesis San Francisco Giants,
and have dropped to seven and half games behind
them for the first place spot in the NL West.

Though the Dodgers are now saying that this trade
for Beckett, Gonzalez, Crawford and co. is for
their future as much as it is to make a run this
year, it sure looked like a team that was hoping
for a bigger more immediate payout when the trade
was made. Maybe they were looking for the Wizard.

Tweet Don't Believe In Plays, Believe In Players - Al Davis

Dodger or Navy Blue

(Howard Simmons/News)

With the mess the LA Dodgers have been a part
of this year, it's fair to say that no one
really expected anything from them once the
shit hit the fan, but they stilled managed
to succeed at a time when most except their
manager counted them out. Don't let me give
you the wrong idea, they're bot going to the
playoffs or anything like that, but they wont
be embarrassed either, at least not on the
field. As of this writing they are at least
at or above .500 for the season, they have
what many would consider the leader for the
NL CY Young, in Clayton Kershaw who happens
to lead the NL in wins, strikeouts, and ERA,
and they have a potential Triple Crown candidate
in Matt Kemp. They have even managed to secure
a winning record and their seemingly empty
home, Dodger Stadium.

All of this credit I give to one man, a man
who went from Navy Blue to Dodger Blue and from
Donnie Baseball to Dodger Baseball, and may have
just earned some well deserved consideration for
NL Manager of the Year. Don Mattingly may have
Joe Torre to thank for forcing the Dodgers hand
in hiring him, but the Dodgers may have to thank
Torre as well.


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