Dodgers Mid-Season Report

Now that we are at the All-Star Break, I thought that a mid-season assessment of the Los Angeles Dodgers' season is in order:

A 7-4 win over the Brewers in Milwaukee yesterday, with Orlando Hudson (who will be playing in the All-Star game in St. Louis tomorrow) hitting two home runs and Manny Ramirez going 3-for-3 with two doubles—good.

The National League's second-ranked team in batting average and ERA—very good.

A seven-game lead in the National League West over the San Francisco Giants—great.

A record of 56 wins and 32 losses, the best record in the majors—excellent.

And all of this being accomplished depite having to play 50 games without Manny, who was suspended in May for violating MLB's drug policy, going 29-21 durin...

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