Why It's Good to Be a Dodger Fan in the Bay Area This Year

As the 2008 season heads into its penultimate weekend, we get to enjoy one more Giants vs. Dodgers series in Chavez Ravine. Despite the shellacking they received last night at Barry Zito’s hands, the Dodgers showed all the reasons that the Giants wished they were the Boys in Blue. First of all, no one is mentioning “magic number” in the same sentence as “San Francisco Giants,” unless they’re counting down the days left on Zito’s contract (hint: lots and lots). Even in the loss, the Dodgers could take solace in the fact that the number of LA wins and D-Back losses to clinch the NL West title dropped to six last night. The black and orange crew can take hope that they might be an interruption in the Dodgers march to the post season, but not much more. Of greater importance, though, is a position-by-position comparison of the teams. Take a look at first base. James Loney or Travis Ishikawa? A future gold-glove All Star, or a guy his manager is saying, ... (link)