What ended as a disastrous weekend in San Francisco last weekend has turned into a five-game winning streak to start the homestand, including a four-game sweep of the Phillies. Manny continues to be Manny (oh, and he finally "trimmed" his dreads, too!); Andre Ethier and Nomar continue to provide late-inning heroics; the pen is getting the job done; and the team caught Arizona atop the standings and share first place with the Snakes. All in all, it has been a successful week so far. With Milwaukee in town, the Dodgers get a bigger break when they avoid a red-hot CC Sabathia, and Ben Sheets. With about 40 games left in the schedule, the Dodgers picked the ideal time to play well, and go on a hot streak. If they can continue to play well, and continue the hot streak, they should be in great shape down the stretch. There is no room for error anymore. Now is the time.
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One other note: the Dodgers reportedly have put in a waiver claim for Washington second baseman Ronnie Belliard. Speculation is they put the claim in simply to prevent him from going to Arizona. (Arizona lost their second baseman Orlando Hudson last week for the remainder of the season with a wrist injury.) However, other sources say the Dodgers and Washington are trying to work out a deal to bring the second baseman to L.A. with the idea that he'd be their everyday second baseman next season should Jeff Kent opt to retire or play somewhere else.
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One other note: the Dodgers reportedly have put in a waiver claim for Washington second baseman Ronnie Belliard. Speculation is they put the claim in simply to prevent him from going to Arizona. (Arizona lost their second baseman Orlando Hudson last week for the remainder of the season with a wrist injury.) However, other sources say the Dodgers and Washington are trying to work out a deal to bring the second baseman to L.A. with the idea that he'd be their everyday second baseman next season should Jeff Kent opt to retire or play somewhere else.
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