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We’re Not Dead Yet!

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Boy, the Dodgers are proving that Yogi Berra was right: It ain’t over ’til it’s over! The team is like that corpse on “Castle” that suddenly sits up when they wheel it into the morgue. They are finally playing like it means something and like it’s fun, too. That’s what we’ve been waiting for as fans. And what can you say about a certain third-baseman, except: CRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUZ! Love that guy. I hope they keep him around for next year. Go Dodgers!!!

Giants @ Dodgers, Oct. 1-3, 2012

Smack ‘Em With Our Brooms

Giants @ Dodgers, Oct. 1-3, 2012

Smack ’em with our brooms
Can the blue dead rise again!
I hear a heartbeat

(Leap into the fire! Be consumed.)

Image: Shortstop Dee Gordon

Hanging On for Dear Life

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The Dodgers’ post-season hopes have been declared dead time after time in the past few weeks. Here on this blog, on the radio, on TV, in the newspaper…pretty much everyone agrees, with a three-game deficit and six to play, it’s unlikely that the Blue Crew will go on to any playoffs or “tiebreaker-games.” But still the ghost of a chance haunts us Dodger fans’ dreams. I hope it happens. I really do. But I won’t hold my breath.

(Rockies @ Dodgers, Sept. 28-30, 2012)

Upon Reflection

(Rockies @ Dodgers, Sept. 28-30, 2012)

Upon reflection
Win or lose, they’re gettin’ paid!
Our millionaire boys

This is no time to hold back.

(Image: Pitcher Chris Capuano)

Nine Games Left

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The Dodgers are 3½ games behind the St. Louis Cardinals in the second wild card race with nine games left to play. Statistically, there’s still a chance. Realistically, it’s time to look forward to next year.

Dodgers @ Padres, Sept. 25-27

An Apparition?

(Dodgers @ Padres, Sept. 25-27, 2012)

An apparition?
Nine blue ghosts walk the diamond
Our team or our dream?

Play out the hand you’re dealt.

(Image: Pitcher Clayton Kershaw)

Agony and Ecstasy

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It’s nearly over. Somehow, we only have five more wins than losses and we’re still barely in the hunt for that second wild card. But these last couple of wins have been tough ones. Barely hanging on, blowing a six-run lead before scraping out one more and winning in Washington. It’s almost hard to watch a game now. It hurts to see Hanley Ramirez strike out one more time. It’s agony to witness poor John Ely called in to a tight game and giving away homers like their hooker ads in Vegas. Walk-off wins are fun, but confident playing from the first inning and hitting with men in scoring position is what wins pennants.

Dodgers @ Reds, Sept. 21-23, 2012

Downward Facing Dogs

(Dodgers @ Reds, Sept. 21-23, 2012)

Downward facing dogs
Shadows of their former selves
Rise up, blue ashes

Roll the dice of life!

(Image: Baseball fan)

Where’s a Miracle When You Need One?

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That might be all that can save the Dodgers’ chances this year. They are lifeless and uninspired. They must be very frustrated, and I feel for them, but c’mon! Since we went for the “big bats,” we’ve gotten nothing but bad baseball. There’s the occasional bright spot, usually sparked by the remarkable Luis Cruz. I think I’d rather watch Elian Herrera and Dee Gordon try really hard and fail than see Hanley Ramirez and Adrian Gonzalez rest on their past laurels and let games get away.

Dodgers @ Nationals, Sept. 19-20, 2012

If We Pull This Off

(Dodgers @ Nationals, Sept. 19-20, 2012)

If we pull this off
It will be a miracle!
Doubleheader blues

Risk it all every time?

(Images: Left-fielder Shane Victorino and shortstop Hanley Ramirez)

Another Wet Blanket

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At the fleece blanket giveaway game last night, a guard at the gate said to a die-hard fan, “Well, this is the series that will make us or break us.” The fan said, “Haven’t we said that about every series lately?” The guard replied, “Yeah, but this one is really it.” Then they lost, 2-1, with very little spark under their sneakers.

Cardinals @ Dodgers, Sept. 13-16, 2012

Our Hurlers Get Lit!

(Cardinals @ Dodgers, Sept. 13-16, 2012)

Our hurlers get lit!
The chemistry’s dead, to wit,
Blue sticks be splintered!

Might as well do as the fool says.

(Image: Juan Uribe, bench player)