Too Little, Too Late

The Dodgers went ice cold at the most inopportune time in August and September and it looks like their recent mini-hot streak will not be enough to secure the Dodgers the final Wild Card spot in the National League Playoffs. Last nights 8-0 win by Clayton Kershaw over the Colorado Rockies still left the Dodgers 3 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals with 5 games to play in the Wild Card race. Kershaw (13-9) struck out 10 and walked 2 in a very strong performance and he finally got some run support. Shane Victorino homered and Andre Ethier drove in his 87th run to back Kershaw's shutout effort. When the Dodgers made the flurry of trades in late July and August, I believed then that those trades would help them more next season than this season but I had hoped I was wrong. I did not expect the injuries to the pitching staff and the cold streak by the Dodger bats but they have battled until the final game this season. The Dodgers are still mathematically eligible to pull out that final spot but I hate having to depend on another team to lose to make it happen.