The DL stint for Brad Penny is helping the team. Eric Stults has pitched wonderfully (he’s so dreamy!) and now the team is going with a six-man rotation.
Park pitched well last night and has certainly stepped it up since becoming a starter again. There’s no doubting that even if he fails for the rest of the year, he’s been a phenomenal off-season signing. 17 VORP and a sub-3 ERA. Can you really ask anymore of a guy you signed to the team for a near-minimum contract? A guy who almost retired at the start of the year to return to Korea? Jesus; remarkable. I never thought I’d say this after the 2001 season, but thank you so much, Chan Ho Park.
He also made 85 or so pitches in six innings–it may have seemed premature, but, as my father pointed out, it was wise, since he’s spent most of the year as a reliever and hasn’t pitched that many pitches in a row. Guess he’ll make 90 in the next start or something.
Seeing two Dodgers homer in one game was absolutely shocking. Martin’s was astronomical, and he ended up 2-for-3 on the night. Ethier’s was gone as soon as he touched it.
Someone on the post-game radio said this could be the turnaround in the offense. It could be, yes. I hope it is. I would love to see that. I think we all would love to.
The Dodgers are only 2.5 games back behind the Diamondbacks.
