It was said earlier that the Dodgers needed to go 5-1 to guarantee a playoff spot. Well, whaddu ya know? They went 6-0, and for the second time in three years, are playoff bound. You could not have asked for a better finish to the season, going into a tough series with the Mets with a little momentum. Well, you could ask for Nomar to not be friggin' hurt again, but that's like asking Clay Aiken not to be gay. The rotation lines up with Derek Lowe in game one, Hong-Chih Kuo in game two, and the old professor Greg Maddux in game three. There's even a chance Brad Penny can un-herniate his spine in time to pitch game four, if necessary.

As dominant as the Mets have been in the NL this season, I like our chances. Their Pedro-less rotation will consist of El Duque, Tom Glavine and Steve Trchachschschshschcel. Their lineup, however, is tough with Reyes, Beltran, Delgado and Wright, but to be honest, I'm more worried about some of their other players. A lot of the Mets are former Dodgers, and you just know that they're gonna come back and stick it up our asses. Former Dodgers seem to have a habit of doing that. Paul LoDuca, Shawn Green, Jose Valentin, Ricky Ledee, and Guillermo Mota frighten me to death right now. I wouldn't be surprised if Duaner Sanchez and Steve Schmoll come off the DL just to do something like beane Rafael Furcal in the head.

So the series starts Wednesday, when ESPN will be airing those annoying as hell "Wednesday is only 5 more days to Monday Night Football" adds. Thanks a lot for nothing FOX, first you fuck up the Dodgers with shitty ownership, now you force us to watch as ESPN tells us Wednesday had a D in front of an N, and Monday has an N in front of a D. Assholes.