Starting pitching was good to very good, but our bats fell silent this year. I can't count how many (or maybe i just don't want to) quality starts we got from the mound only to succumb to defeat due to our lack of hitting and our horrible bullpen. Haegar was a huge disappointment and an experiment run too long. Elymania was quickly subdued, but i still have faith in that kid–a bit longer in AAA will do him well. Padilla was in and out with injuries and i seriously question keeping him around. The core was mostly solid, save for a couple embarrassing starts each for Billingsly and Kershaw. Kuroda was consistent, but again, no offensive support. Do i even need to mention Broxton's downward spiral?! Monasterios seems better suited as a reliever than a starter. Kuo was the lone bright spot in our bullpen. The addition of Lilly looks promising. Hopefully we'll pick up some quality relievers in the off season.
Not even reaching the post season was disappointing enough, but what truly made this one of the absolute saddest seasons in Dodger history is not how poorly we placed, what really made my Dodger blue blood boil, was that the fucking giants actually won the damn Worl—i can't bring myself to say it. We all know what happened though. Couldn't even enjoy Halloween this year as i came to HATE the color orange! So much does the color disgust me, i declared the color banned from the City of Los Angeles; Anyone caught wearing that hideous color shall be taken outside the city limits, tied to a post a left to rot!
We play them on Opening Day, you know. We damn well better beat the crap out of them! I'll be there rooting on my boys in blue and you better be there too. Anyways, this blog was supposed to be about the few good things we can smile about from this otherwise abysmal season. So here we go, the top five highlights of 2010 from Dodgertown, 90090:
5. Jameson Moss.
Who, you ask?!?? Why you probably know him as the "Don't Stop Believing guy." Part way through the '09 season he started his song and dance interpretation, and it has rallied the fans to their feet and brought forth some of the loudest applause during many games–particularly this season. Even during a rout, when we really had no business believin, Mr Moss got us pumped. The Sons of Steve Garvey blog got an interview with him, read it here.4. The fans
That's us! Dodgers fans who trek to the ravine game after game to support our Boys In Blue no matter where we are in the standings. Sure we had a few games with disappointing attendance, but it is us True Blue fans who are loud enough and plentiful enough to cheer our boys on even with a third of the stadium empty. Dodger fans, salute yourselves on the season.Take Me Out to the Ballgame at Dodger Stadium from Drew Post on Vimeo.
3. Nancy Bea
2. Dodger Dogs & cold beer
Seriously, this season sometimes it was the best part of showing up at the stadium! Not having a Dodger Dog at Dodger Stadium is like going to STK and ordering tofu! That is, by the way, me and my meal (well, my first one anyways) on 30 April 2010. (I like a lot of mustard!) Honestly, Carl's can keep their over heated burgers with lettuce that's turned to sour kraut and their fries that go stale after 15 minutes–it takes 8 minutes just to get back into your seat! I'll bypass the sushi and chicken wraps, thank you very much. This is baseball, people, no dieting allowed! Get yo game food on!1. Vinny!
Vinny, color commentator and play-by-play man all in one doesn't need another voice in the both or on the mic. Any other game, it can get annoying listening to two or three people vying for mic time and engaging in silly banter. And Vinny, well, even he doesn't compete with himself. A master at painting a word picture, he knows just when to let the sounds on the field and in the stands paint the picture for us as well (listen to his call of the Gibson HR, for instance). The greatest asset that Dodgers baseball will ever have is named Vin Scully.
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