Happy Dodger Slut

And so, here we are, a mere two and a stinkin half games behind the faltering D'Backs. Is this our Dodger mounting wet dream, or merely a stepping stone back into manure? This weekend will tell us a great deal about the answer to those questions.

The Cardinals, not unlike the Angels and Padres, seem to always have the Blue's number. Their dominance over the Bums has been relentless. However, last year some progress was made, with the two teams locked up at three wins apiece after playing six games. The Cardinals have possibly the best one two coaching combo there is in the Alcoholically inclined (and I do mean inclined) LaRussa and the genius pitching guru Dave "Don't hit me in the face Lloyd Mclendon" Duncan. Kyle Lohse has been a remarkable story and they have taken their pitching to new heights for cut and paste. But the story of Rick "syringe" Ankiel is legendary. No one hits home runs in Dodger Stadium though, but if anyone could do a trifecta this weekend, it would be Rick. The Birds are still playing way over their heads and I predict a significant drop in the next few months, similarly for the WAYYY over their head Marlins.

As far as The Dodgers are concerned, Tonight MAYYYYY be the night Furcal comes back, but they have been saying that for ne'er a month now. Plus the weather may not be to his liking, or the teams for that matter. I think we will get a much more significant read on Lowe's status as far as his ability to turn this nastiness around tonight. If he gets lit up, then he really truly may be done...or at least in need of some more Adarol. I suspect it will be the usual subjects with Furcal or Pierre at the top of the lineup, Ethier in the two hole if it is Pierre, Kemp, Kent, Loney, Martin, Dewitt and Hu? That's what I said. If Raffy is back, I still like Pierre two, Kemp in the three followed by Kent (who will never ever leave the four hole even when he's sixty), Loney, Martin, Ethier, Dewitt and Lowe. Our bullpen is off-the charts obscenely good and let's take it from there.

Things to watch for this weekend: D. Lowes line tonight, do the Dodgers bring up Clayton Kershaw to start tomorrow night's game, Does Blake Dewitt start getting play for Rookie of the Year, and the biggest of course, is Furcal back?

I like our chances tomorrow and Sunday better than tonight.

Dodgers win the series two games to one.

Buh bye.