Sports: Stick a fork in 'em, Dodgers are done

They are 6 down in the NL West and 3 down in the wild card and the team is showing no signs of getting off the downward elevator.

Certainly, part of the problem is the injuries to the starting pitchers.

Lowe is clearly not himself with that hip injury. They may need to shut him down to prevent that injury from causing injuries to other parts of his body.

Wolf is out with a shoulder injury and is probably down for the season as well.

Schmidt was done very early in the season with shoulder problems.

Penny is the only one of the original starting five who is still going strong.

Various other pitchers plugged into the starting role were either ineffective (Tomko) or erratic (Hendrickson) or injured (Kuo).

Billingsley has come on strong as a new addition to the depleted starting corp but it must be disheartening to lose two 1-0 games!

Post-game Dodger talk fans are saying it is time to plug in the young players.

I agree.

The current team isn't getting the job done and it is time to roll the dice on the "kids" to see if they can turn the team around or at the very least, get them ready for next year.

It's time to plug in Young, Kemp and Ethier in the outfield and use Pierre and Gonzo as the occasional subs instead of the other way around.

I don't know if the Dodgers have any pitching prospects in AAA but they should consider bringing them up to test them out instead of going with the worn out arms of the older guys in the bullpen.

Being a baseball fan is truly the triumph of hope over reason. The Dodgers have won ONE playoff game since the magical ride of 1988. The last few years have shown some promise but in the end, it is heartbreak hotel for fans like me. A springtime of hope is followed by the frustrations of the summer and then the disappointment of the fall.

People cringe or laugh at "baseball fans" thinking them old fashioned for loving such a slow game. It is a classic case where those who understand no explanation is necessary and for those who don't no explanation will suffice.

To some the "speech" in Field of Dreams is cheesy and to others it is part of the reason why we love this game.

Of course, for those who love the movie, they know it isn't really a baseball movie but a movie about life.