6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog: "Just Another Dodger Victory"? Dodgers 4, Pirates 3

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Friday, September 23, 2005

"Just Another Dodger Victory"? Dodgers 4, Pirates 3

The title, of course, coming from Barry Labrock's snarky intro on the SCSR. Dumb? Mean? Did he forget where he was? Whatever, the question is, which is worse: being fourth place in the weak NL West at 68-85, or 62-92 and in last place in the appreciably stronger NL Central? As Helen keeps reminding me, the fourth-place Cubs, their 76-77 record transliterated to the NL West, would be in second place in the division only a game behind the Pads. And what might the Dodgers' record be if they had to face the Cards eighteen times a season?

Regardless of those hypotheticals, the moral is that the Pirates and Dodgers are frighteningly close to the same level of ability. If you believe that the Dodgers don't have a plan and that they've ceded their credibility, well, welcome to the next two or three years. If, on the other hand, you're with Jon in believing that implementation is not the same as plan, the Dodgers have some hope, though the number of holes to be filled is staggeringly large. As well, DePodesta needs to apply his foot cleanly to Tracy's ass and either (a) lay down the law on the regular lineup, or (b) give Tracy a glowing recommendation and a one-way plane ticket to some city whose baseball team is in dire need of a manager who "knows how to win", such as Cincinnati, say, or Pittsburgh.

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