Extra Innings

Well I guess it isn’t over in the NL West. The Blue managed to do the unthinkable and beat both of the D’back aces to bring them within 2.5 games of first place. I guess the only way to win the NL West is to be 2 games above .500. The main culprit in this amazing turn of events. Man-ram. He was just plain awesome against them this week. They couldn’t get him out for his first 9 at bats during the series and today he just scared the bejesus out of Brandon Webb, the frontrunner for the NL Cy Young. Of course we have to mention the other heros of the Dodgers this week and it starts with the starting pitching. Billingsley was excellent in stopping the horrendous losing streak yesterday. He was shaky but pitched like a strong ace. And today, Lowe was remarkable also. Finally, where would we be without Andre Ethier for these past few weeks. He’s been the only one that has been consistent day in and day out.

The good: Wins.

The bad: Nomar didn’t play. But is that really a bad thing?

The ugly: Kent is done for the season and as a Dodger. But is that really an ugly thing?