Nomar Moves, Still Sucks
To make room for the blazing hot James Loney, Grady Little has finally decided to move Nomar Garciaparra to third base. To be honest, this move should've happened a month ago to avoid any more Wilson Betemit appearances. Though to be fair, Nomar hasn't been much better than Bet-he'll-miss, or Tony Abreu for that matter.

Still sitting on one home run, Nomar went 0 for 5 today in his first game at his new position. His average dropped to .270 and his OPS is now in the Juan Pierre range. It saddens me to say it, but he looks as if he got real old, real fast. He doesn't have the same bat speed he used to and his power has all but vanished. As much as we all love Nomar, the faster Andy LaRoche matures, the better.

On the bright side, the Dodgers are now back in sole possession of first place in the NL West. But the lead is only half a game, and we could fall right back down tomorrow. Derek Lowe goes tomorrow against Brandon Webb in Sinkerfest '07. It seems like the Padres, D-Backs, and Dodgers will be in a tight race for the rest of the season. Only two of these teams will be making the playoffs, and knowing the Dodgers, we'll be spending October at home watching the Angels win the World Series.

KG and Kobe Now Kaput
It looks like the four-way deal that would bring KG to LA fell through after all. Honestly though, that trade had less hope than Kwame Brown after a Michael Jordan vagina-yelling tirade. I mean, why would Boston ever give up the best young post player in the NBA in Al Jefferson, for a disgruntled star past his prime in Jermaine O'Neal? Jefferson's only 22 for Pete's sake. He'll probably be better than Jermaine O'Neal next year anyway.

So as it stands, the Lakers will be unable to get Kobe any help, thus reaffirming the claims of futility Kobe has made in the past. They passed on Carlos Boozer, Jason Kidd, Baron Davis, and others and now the beast comes back to bite Jerry Buss in the ass. With this deal collapsing, and seemingly no other superstars available that would make Kobe happy, it's safe to say fans of the purple and gold will have to spend a lot of time talking themselves into rooting for the team next year.

"Jordan Farmar and the Lakers take on Yi Jianlian and the Boston Celtics! Tonight, on KCAL 9!"

Just doesn't have a nice ring to it.