May 08 2009
Game 1 Without Manny
I had bought tickets to last nights game a couple of months ago. Who would have known I was going to attend the first suspended game for Manny.
The mood of the fans entering Dodger Stadium was a somber one. The crowd seemed very subdued. That feeling quickly went away after the first inning. The Dodgers came out swinging.They built a 6 - 0 lead with the help of a grand slam home run by Matt Kemp. The crowd woke up and it was a great feeling to be amongst craziness in the stands.
The euphoria disappeared when the Nationals took the lead in the 8th and never looked back. The Dodgers bull pen obviously didn’t hear the same speech the offense heard in the locker room before the game. The Dodgers clawed their way back and almost pulled off a come back victory but ultimately fell short.
If nothing else this showed that the Dodgers are not going to just lay down their bats and wait for July 3rd to arrive. They will move on without Manny. And they will be a better team for it.
