It's MAJOR to take a series from the Padres in San Diego! The mark of a solid team is not how many games in a row they can win, but how many series in a row.
The good news for our Dodgers: the team has four outfielders. The bad news is, three of them have apparently forgotten how to hit. It's fine to imagine scenarios for the trade of Juan Pierre, but they'll never move him if he can't show he's still got SOMETHING of his game left. Right now, he's an absolute zero, and nobody's gonna make a trade for that. I'm much more disappointed that Jones and Kemp have done so little. Jones fanning with Furcal at third and only one out . . . unforgivable. Thank God the preseason Ethier put together appears to be the real deal; but the team really needs some help from the other outfielders.
And I'm sure they'll get it. If you cant' be an optimist after 6 decades as a Dodger fan, you don't deserve to enjoy watching Loiaza stifle the Snakes tomorrow nite! GO BLUE!!
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