Well, it all turned out OK didn't it? I said before the series began that if we got out of NY with a split, I'd be happy. We got out of NY with a split, and I'm happy. Who woulda thunk it though, that the two games the Dodgers won would be started by two first time major league starters? After sucking for the first half of the season as a reliever and shaming the family name, Hong-Chih Kuo went down to AAA and became a starter, finding new life. And Eric Stults, I've never heard of before this, but the kid looks like he can pitch. Both went six innings in their debuts on the way to Dodger wins.

Now we've got a 2 game lead over the Padres in the west, who are leading the Giants 3-0 as I'm writing this. If they win that game, it'll only be a 1.5 game lead. We have a three game series with the god-awful Cubs coming up. We must sweep this series to give us some padding for the upcoming 4 gamer with San Diego this weekend. And we all know how the Pads have owned us up this year. But at least we know after this past series that we can hang with the Mets should we meet them in the playoffs.

Sidenote: Looks like the Madden curse has begun another year. The Seattle Seahawks won 9-6 today in a battle of field goals over Detroit. Shaun Alexander ran for only 51 yards on 19 carries, had two catches for 1 yard, and lost a fumble. If people thought The Madden curse wouldn't rear it's ugly head this year, well it's already begun. It's why I didn't take Alexander first on ANY of my fantasy teams. And it's why you should expect him to have a shitty year.