The poor, poor, sad-ass Dodgers, once possessors of the best record in baseball have lost 6 of 7 games including being swept in the last three by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Over that span their run production has fallen in half, their era has doubled and they not only have relinquished the best record in the MLB but no longer even have the lead in the National League West. The start that looked so promising was merely a mirage meant to give stalward fans a false sense of hope, much in the way the Dodgers have been doing for most of their history with notable exceptions (55,58,63,81,88). The season is still young and the Dodgers' dismal last week might yet prove an aberration.