That's right folks, a 10-3 record! Before I get to excited, yeah, I remember the 2005 start, when they went 12-2 and ended up in 4th place a gazillion games out. But this is not that team and Jim Tracy is not the manager. The 2009 team has a different hero every game, whether it's Manny finally busting out and smacking two bombs last Saturday or Andre Ethier smacking two of his own, tying him in the league for ribbies at 16. Or whether the following day, it's Matt Kemp jacking his two bombs, one of them a grand slam. And even the newest Dodger Orlando Hudson, who on Opening Day at the Ravine hit for the cycle, something which hadn't been done by a Dodger in 40 years. The little dude is spraying the ball all over the field, triples, doubles, singles, you name it. I think it's safe to say, the O-Dawg is taking full advantage of batting in front of Manny in the the lineup. Whatever the case, these Dodgers are hitting the snot out of the ball and I, for one, am in Blue Heaven.
The starting pitching and bullpen are holding up fine. Yes, shaky at times, but getting the job done. Chad Billingsley owns a 3-0 record, Jonathan Broxton has been lights out and the kid, Clayton Kershaw, is mowing down the opponents at an exceedingly high rate. Overall, the pitching has surpassed my expectations. I just hope they can keep this up.
And let's give a shout out to the bench players. If not for his dumbass slide into 2nd base last Thursday, that Meintnkieyegyruweiyurowicz guy looked pretty solid. It's really a shame he separated his shoulder and will be out for most of the season, if not all of it. Another positive sign is that in the first 13 games, the bench guys, Brad Ausmus, Mark Loretta, Juan Pierre, Juan Castro and Doug Mientkiewicz have already surpassed what Mark Sweeney did all of last year. Seriously, look it up. So, it seems the Dodger brass finally got the right pieces of the puzzle in place. Now let's see what the team does. I'm sure looking forward to it!
The Dodgers have a night off and then it's off to Houston for a 3 game series. Kershaw to pitch tomorrow.
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