Great pitching carried the day yesterday as the First place 50-29 .633 +7 Dodgers won 1-0 behind a great outing by Kershaw who let up 1 hit in 5 innings. 3 hits is all the miserly Dodgers pitching would allow to the Rox as they chalked up their 50th win of the year! Troncoso 2-0 1.94 got the win while Broxton picked up his 19th save. Furcal drove in the game winning run in the 8th driving home Martin. A thrilling hard fought win for the Dodgers!!!
However, it is all moot for there is only one big news item in LA today and that is the return tomorrow of this guy... no need to mention his name just look at his picture;

-from flickr, creative commons license, shgmom56
Thats right tomorrow he returns. In SF the Giants responded in pure panic:

Wow, its only baseball after all!
But thats not the only response to Manny and the Dodgers we are seeing, this is what they are doing in Mad Monkland in response.....

SEAN M. HAFFEY / Union-Tribune
Meanwhile, in Arizona this is the result of Manny's return!

This is the reaction in Colorado!

-from the Onion
Wow, must be that thin air!!!!
But, those aren't the only fans having reactions to manny's return! My Red Sox neighbor's kid got in on the action too! They get started young in Red Sox land don't they? Guess they will never forgive him!

Wow, they even are responding in Chicago! Oh wait, she is still responding to last year..
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Well, those are the responses from around the League to the return of Manny! But, in LA this is the symbol that represents the Dodgers right now!

Tomorrow is the big day, witht he return of Manny the Dodgers will only get stronger and so it should be a fun second half!!! GO DODGERS!!!