Ok, I know it's early, but the Dodgers are kicking ass. In fact, they have the best record in the National League, not bad for a sutured Frankenstein of team. They are 6-2. They are not going to win 75% of their remaining games, but if they can win somewhere between 1/2 and 3/4s, they will shock the hell out of me and finish over .500.

The Dodgers have played 3 series so far and won them all. The bested the Giants in SF 2 out of three (I went to game 2 of that series and saw the boys in blue pummel the Giants 10-4). They went to take 2 of 3 from the Diamondbacks. Then the Dodgers came home and swept the Giants in a modest 2 game home opening stand. Still. The Dodgers have taken 4 out 5 from the hated Giants who are expected to win the division. We'll see about that.

Even better these wins have come with the Dodgers' best player, Eric Gagne on the shelf with a bum elbow, and top acquisition J.D. Drew has only 4 hits in 32 ABs, a paltry .125 clip. That certainly will not continue. Jeff Kent is also not going to hit over .400 for the season, but he's hot and so are Jose Valentín and Cesar Izturis. These three along with some solid pitching from Jeff Weaver and Odalis Perez have propelled the Dodgers to this start. Will it continue? Who knows, but it's better to start slow and fade then never to start at all.