August finally comes to an end and for the Dodgers, you couldn't have asked for a better month. They tied a franchise record with 21 wins and now sit 3 games up in the division. Now let's just hope Ned Colletti doesn't do something stupid like trade for David Wells.

The Dodgers have absolutely owned the Reds this year, and proved it again last night, winning 7-3 and completing the sweep. Greg Maddux had another fantastic start in winning his 330th career game to move into 10th place on the all-time list. At first, I'll admit I was skeptical about what an 89 year old pitcher could bring to the team, but he's been nothing short of brilliant so far. Even if his stuff isn't what it used to be, he still gets by nibbling the corners with his garbage with pinpoint accuracy. And even if his pitches have fallen off a bit, the other aspects of his game still remain in tip-top shape. He had two RBI's last night, one on a single to center and another on a squeeze play. He also continues to dazzle with the glove, particularly on one play where Nomar knocked down a screamer and shoveled it to Maddux, who was running over to cover. Regarding Nomar, I've never seen a man shovel the ball so hard in my life. Thank goodness he didn't get hurt on that play. We even broke out of our power funk last night. Wilson Betemit, Olmedo Saenz, and Rafael Furcal all hit home runs in the same inning, yet we're still last in the league in dingers.

With an off day today, the Dodgers resume play tomorrow against the Rockies. Tomorrows date: September 1st. You know what that means ... September call-ups! The long awaited returns of Matt Kemp, James Loney and Hong-Chi Kuo will finally happen tomorrow! Wait, what was that? You're not excited to see them at all? Oh. Ok. Me neither.