I guess we’ll see the first female GM in baseball history, then.

… that the AP lead for yesterday’s game would be something like:

"For the second time on the current road trip, Andre Ethier committed an error to allow the winning run to score, this time thwarting the Dodgers from clinching …"

But when I read the AP story it is less funny. But check out the first four paragraphs "By ALAN ROBINSON, AP Sports Writer":

PITTSBURGH (AP)—This should have been so easy for the Dodgers: Jonathan Broxton on the mound, a three-run lead in the ninth inning against the dismal Pirates and an NL West title to celebrate as soon as they closed it out.

Instead, easy turned into excruciating as Los Angeles let a victory slip away when the majors’ second-worst team pulled off a four-run rally aided by several defensive lapses.

Right fielder Andre Ethier misplayed Lastings Milledge’s two-run single for an error that allowed the winning run to score, and last-place Pittsburgh beat the Dodgers 6-5 to prevent Los Angeles from clinching the NL West title on Sunday.

“You’ve got to get 27 outs. That’s why baseball’s a little crazy sometimes,” said shortstop Rafael Furcal, who committed one of two Dodgers errors in the ninth

I suppose the lead on a game like this has to the walk off play, but it’s a little funny that the first error mentioned isn’t the biggest one.

Is Furcal prone to making more misplays in magnified meaningful moments?

RT @RobBiertempfel: #Pirates v. #Dodgers 9/28: McCutchen 8, LaRoche 5, Jones 3, Doumit 2, Milledge 7, Moss 9, Young 4, Cruz 6, Duke (10-15, 4.06) lhp

#Dodgers @ #Pirates 9/28: Pierre lf, Hudson 2b, Ethier rf, Kemp cf, Loney 1b, Lorretta 3b, Ausmus c, Castro ss, Kuroda (8-6, 3.65) rhp

How did Belliard hurt himself yesterday in the 9th? Was it on his single, or running the bases after? I caught the condensed game on my phone, but that part was missing.

after boctching those ground balls. I know he hit the shit out of the ball this week but I still blame him for changing the complexion of the Phillie series.

BELLIARD

Man we need Blake back because while they both only have the range of 3rd base of their body length at least Casey has a long body length compared to stubs.

Casey Blake is in California getting his hamstring treated by Dr ElAttrache. Sounds like just a precaution, and he will join the team in San Diego.

about Stiener commenting that the Pirate clubhouse guys wanted the Dodgers to clinch because they have never had anyone clinch since the new park opened. How sad is that.

I just want to thank him for making Sept much more fun then it would have been watching Hudson and his limp wrist flail away. We haven’t had a wrist that limp since Glenn Burke patrolled CF.

because you thought you were going to see the Pac 10 game of the year, have fun watching two teams already saddled with one loss while a special guest visits us and we knock the Rockies out of the playoffs.

we should do a quick poll on the GM question
Should the Dodgers?
1. Sign Ned Colletti to a multi – year deal
2. Let Ned walk and give the skirt a shot
3. Let Ned walk and whitewash the front office

ESPN’s Peter Pascarelli is a prolific Tweeter, but its getting to be a little too much. He sent out roughly 34 tweets in an 8-minute span, mostly about how confused he is about the MLB tiebreaker rules.

I just put up today’s simulation. Perhaps someone could do me a favor and give me the Vegas ML for the Dodgers game and the Phillies game. Those lines weren’t available when I left for work very early this morning. The links is at my blog and click on the “Vegas Odds” link, and I need the ML for both games. Thanks.
vr, Xei

Today’s house money lineup features the four players who made up the Dodger bench for most of the season.

This is only the fourth game that all four of Pierre, Loretta, Castro, and Ausmus have started. Two of the other three were during Manny’s suspension, and were all Dodger wins in day games:

May 3 vs SD: 7-3 win
May 17 at Fla: 12-5 win, the Kershaw no-no through 7 (and Mota turning point game)
July 1 vs Col: 1-0 win, the final game of the Manny suspension