Mein Gott! Manny Pees Poorly, But Dodgers Rule

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OK,

Having gotten over the initial shock without the benefit of any banned substances this early in the morning, this is not a terrible thing.

The "good side"

1.  Our "kids" need to be able to step up (Remember the NL Championship Series)? This is the perfect time for a "test" not during the playoffs.

2. There is a considerable pile of cash now at the end of the rainbow.

3. It is not longer an if, but a when we will get another decent starting pitcher.

4. O-DOGGGGG!!!!!!

5.  The NL West, while not being the hotbed of suckiness that some think, is not exactly the hotbed of ausomenessnessness.

6. Outfield depth.

7.  The odds of Manny getting injured drinking margaritas is lower than the odds of Manny getting injured shagging balls in the outfield.

8.   I seem to recall a time way far off in my memory long, long ago, where a great player joined the Dodgers in July providing an injection of energy and power, causing the team to go on a terror for the rest of the season, clinch the division, and make a major push in the playoff run, when was that?

The bad side:

Aside from giving the red sox fans something to be happy about for one day in their miserable existence, we all have freaking tickets to games in the next 50 games and we don't get to see Manny.  You suck performance enhancing substances!