File Under: Mumblings of a Freeway Series...

Top 10 Reasons A "Freeway Series" will happen this year:

10. The Dodgers pitchers have come alive and they are ready for the NL Playoffs. Chad Billingsley (2.64) and Derek Lowe (2.83) both have ERAs under 3.00 in the second half, and Hiroki Kuroda's is 3.43

9. Jeff Kent, thought to be out for the season, will be back for the playoffs. Even if you hate him, he can help the Dodgers with experience and a knack for RBI.

8. The Dodgers are 16-5 over their past 21 and that is spicy hot. Joe Torre has the team peaking just in time.


7. The Angels have a ton of pitching and will have lots of different ways to beat just about anyone that is trying to take away the home field advantage that they are about to wrap up this week.

6. "TEX". The addition of Mark Texiera supplied the Angels with the extra bat they have needed for years; they can now score enough runs to go all the way.

5. The Dodgers finish against the Giants and Pads - two very weak teams. They might even get a chance to rest some folks before the playoffs start.

4. Mike Scioscia, Dodger traitor, has been resting key personnel for 3 weeks and still keeps winning.

3. K-ROD is sitting on a MLB record 60 saves and may get a few more. The Angels can hold a lead and they want to use K-Rods's arm up before he walks away from the Angels next year for more money.

2. Joe Torre has critics to prove wrong. Joe Torre will bring his best down the stretch; Torre's best is very very good.

1. MANNY, MANNY, MANNY

BTW: Angels in 6... Reserve your spot on Interstate 5 now.
Here's a tip - The best local baseball websites are
(they are linked on The Plastico essential link list):

Jon Weisman's Dodger Thoughts

Rev. Halofan's Halos Heaven

Rob McMillin's 6-4-2 -- an Angels/Dodgers double play blog

Angels Pitcher Jared Weaver over-playing 1976 song "Dream Weaver"

by: Gary Discarcina
10:30 pm EST Comedy Hub Sports

When Gary Wright wrote the song "Dream Weaver" 32 years ago he may not have had unborn Jared Weaver in mind. That hasn't stopped Weaver, a 25 year old right handed pitcher, from playing the song immediately upon picking up dates in his 2007 Cadillac Escalade or in the dugout after the 3rd and 5th innings of each game he starts.


Jared's favorite line of the song according to utility man Maicer Izturis is:"Ooh dream weaver, I believe you can get me through the night" Jared's refusal to pitch during day games because of the obvious clash with the songs lyrics has been a concern for Angel's Manager Mike Scioscia.

"Jared's relationship with the song can be an issue; for example he refuses to pitch from the stretch unless catcher Mike Napoli comes out to the mound and sings:"I've just closed my eyes again, Climbed aboard the dream weaver train". Scioscia continued "We would like to play backup catcher Jeff Mathis with Weaver on the mound, but Jeff can't hit the crescendo of the chorus line like Mike can; which means Weaver will refuse to throw his split finger when he is behind in the count.

Vladamir Guerrero had a rather candid response when asked about hearing the song regularly aboard the team plane, bus, dugout, meals, and every second in the locker room: "Malo, malo, malo, malo; Quiero muerte por el Dream Weaver y quiero muerte ahora mismo!"Weaver himself had his headphones on and was unavailable for comment.
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