The Force Is Strong With This One: The Dodgers Strike Back

Perhaps the Los Angeles Dodgers should have a Star Wars Night every night, as last night’s 4-1 victory over a very good Detroit Tigers team has given the Dodgers a 2-0 record whenever they have one! The now first place Dodgers are currently the hottest team in baseball, having won 11 of their last 12 games.

Chad Billingsley pitched a Jedi Master-like seven innings, a gimpy Manny Ramirez drove in a run, and the relief pitching surprisingly held up with Jonathan Broxton striking out the side in the 9th inning for the save.

Attending the game with my friend David (and his two friends, John and Andy), the fun was only marred by the horrific Dodger parking and Dodger security temporarily confiscating John’s light saber. I imagine John could have used the Jedi mind trick on the security guard (“This isn’t the light saber you’re looking for”), but he realizes that using The Force for evil will only lead you to the dark side!

During the game I was reminded that Dodger Stadium is the third oldest stadium in baseball (est. 1962), and “The Empire Strikes Back” was released 30 years ago yesterday. How did I get so old?

Here's the original blog post. Go Blue!