6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog: Dodgers 10, Mets 2

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Sunday, August 29, 2004

Dodgers 10, Mets 2

Maybe now that we've beaten the Mets in their house we can get some love in the New York press. Newsday columnist Ken Davidoff is still writing that DePo's trades were a bust, going so far as to say he thinks the Dodgers will "fold" and won't even make the playoffs. At least he didn't use the expression "heart and soul". What guys like him fail to comprehend is that the bullpen is still a strength. Exhibit 1: post-All-Star break, excluding Darren Dreifort and his never-to-return knee, elbow, and other assorted and sundry breakables, the bullpen's collective ERA is 2.25. Yup.

But who knows. The possibility that something good is happening in Chavez Ravine -- and maybe that the pressure the Yanks put on young players to win now and win every time is simply idiotic and unreasonable -- dawns upon them. Today's New York Daily News gives column space to Bill Madden's incredible notion -- wait for it -- that the Dodgers got the upper hand on the Yanks in the Brown-for-Weaver-and-Brazoban trade. There is hope, after all.

To the game. Ishii: why hadn't Tracy thought of saying nasty things about him in public before? Of course, maybe he's safe; does Ishii read the Times? Can Ishii read the Times? Another quality start from Ishii, though given his last two outings came against bottom-dwellers in the NL East, you have to think his quality is, in fact, somewhat strained (sorry, Jon).

Starting Ventura was a masterstroke, as Robin stroked a grand slam to cap the proceeding and effectively end the game. Scott Stewart, part of the Indians' awful bullpen, proved why he can't be trusted in tight games, and gave up a run in today's game, pitching 2.0 innings in relief.

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