Man, this season continues to look like it’s going to be crazy one. It is the 40th anniversary of the 1967 AL Pennant Race so I guess it’s kind of fitting. Anyway, with three wins in their four game series with the Diamondbacks, the Dodgers sit in a virtual tie with the Padres. In the loss column, they’re a game out but a game ahead of the Diamondbacks. And things get more interesting tonight with a three game series against the Padres kicking off.
What about Luis Gonzalez? While he’s hardly an All Star, he leads the team with ten homeruns and a .301 batting average. And in the past ten games, he’s had two three hit games a pair of two hit games. And he’s doing it while playing every day, which isn’t bad for a guy coming up on 40. The Diamondbacks have to be kicking themselves because it looks like Gonzalez had at least one more season left in the tank.
And then there’s Juan Pierre. Even his .321 slugging percentage is low by his standards and his .625 OPS is the lowest of any regular player in baseball. There’s a couple of guys with a lower OPS, but nobody with more then 234 at bats. Then again, that’s Ronny Paulino and I guess for now he is the starting catcher in Pittsburgh. So the Dodgers definitely got hosed on that signing.
It’ll be Hong-Chih Kuo going up against a tough Chris Young tonight. Tomorrow’s matchup of Brad Penny versus Jake Peavy should be a good one as well.
