Scott Proctor really sucks

At least he realizes it. Here's what he had to say after his latest outing:

"I'm not talking about that. There is nothing (wrong), and I'm tired of people making excuses and saying I'm hurt. My job is to get outs, and I'm (expletive) pathetic. It's embarrassing to know this team battled like that all day and I pitched like that. It's (expletive) stupid."

For good measure, he then added:

"I'm embarrassed for myself in front of my teammates."

Thats pretty much sums up what all Dodger fans are thinking after this last game. Tied 1-1 going into the 11th inning, the Cleveland Indians score a whopping 6 runs to take the game, 7-2. It was another creative loss for the Dodgers, who seem to be full of different ways to lose.

Needless to say, it was an absolutely embarrassing performance yet again. Two days in a row they've gone to extra innings and simply choke when the game is on the line. Ridiculous. They get another strong starting pitching performance, yet the offense sucks, and the bullpen implodes. This crap happens all the time.

The lone offensive highlight came from a solo shot that barely got over the left field wall in the 6th by Matt Kemp to tie the game at 1. How did the Indians get their run? On an absolutely mammoth home run to right by C.C. Sabathia. I think that ball is still traveling somewhere. Wow.

Other than that, Chan Ho Park was great in his spot start, which I would assume will earn him more starts. He went 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K. After that, Hong-Chih Kuo came on and was his usual, dominant self, not giving up a hit in 2 innings while striking out 3. Not that any of it mattered because the offense, like they ALWAYS do, gave them no chance to actually pick up the win. God forbid they put some runs on the board and look like a Major League team. Nope, that's just asking way too much.

After Joe Beimel pitched a scoreless 8th, Jonathan Broxton put up a 0 in the 9th (though he gave up 2 hits, because getting 3 straight outs just wouldn't be the ideal thing to do anymore). Cory Wade pitched a scoreless 10th, but after pitching 2 innings the night before, I would think his tank was on E. He let the first 2 hitters reach, and Proctor came on. Then the onslaught was on.

With Arizona leading the NL West with only a 39-36 record, and the rest of the division horrible, the Dodgers just continue to blow opportunity after opportunity to take command. Their offense is a complete embarrassment, and it's pretty sad that they have to rely on Rafael Furcal that much just to score runs. Their big free agent signing, Andruw Jones, likes Twinkies more than baseball and is on the DL, not that it matters.

I cannot wait for the day the Dodgers have an offense that is enjoyable to watch. It won't happen this year, but someday it might. They'll just continue to underachieve and find all sorts of ways to hand games to the other teams. Pathetic.

Chad Billingsley takes the ball today, and he'll probably have a great start, only to come away with a no-decision or loss because the offense sucks out loud. It they even want to think about having a good homestand, they need to win today and quit playing like a bunch of little pansies.