Well, it happened.  50 days later, he’s back.  The Dodgers are better, have a better lead, and now get their superstar back.  Regardless of the feelings on Manny, I am glad he is coming back.  The Dodgers were doing good, but were losing a bit of offense of late, so I’m glad for something to mix it up.

As it happened, I’m visiting L.A. (man I love just turning on the tv and seeing the Dodgers) and I get to catch the last few innings of the game.  So far so good.  The Dodgers are beating the Padres…again.  So far 6-3, but they should be able to pull this out.  Manny didn’t do much, but it may take some time…assuming most of his career has been the real Manny, and not the enhanced one.  Since there were more Dodger fans than Padres fans at the game, Manny got more cheers than boos.

What I like though is that the Dodgers keep beating the Padres.  Even in years past when they were decent, they couldn’t beat the Padres.  This year, they seem to have beat them consistently.  This is good.  The Dodgers are the best team, and if they are going to go to the playoffs they have to be able to beat the bottom teams.

Broxton just finished the game with strikeouts.  Man, he’s sharp this year.  He seems to have figured out this closer thing.  We’ll see when he plays the Giants next month, but for now, he’s playing great.

Oh yeah, for all of you following my posting on my search for Dodger Dogs, I got a great surprise when I got down south today.  Got to love mom providing Dodger Dogs to BBQ tonight.  Yep, still the best hot dogs out there.  More to come on that topic too.  I finally found Dodger Dogs in the Bay Area!

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