Yesterday's Dodger game was worth the long drive and the unbelievable heat and even the helmet sundae fiasco. All of the elements of a great game were there: Randy Johnson was starting (against Randy Wolf for a Randy vs. Randy battle which made me giggle), Martin hit a 2 run home run in the 1st inning which made the rest of the game seem easy, every Dodger in the starting lineup made it on......

The glory and allure of the their 2002 World Series run has long faded away, but even though these ain’t your older brother’s Angels, they also ain’t facing your grandpa’s Yankees. Going up 2-1 after a beatdown of Randy Johnson, the Angels are primed to take the series sooner than later, although Saturday’s rainout makes “later” an equally possible option. Jarrod Washburn’s experience three years ago undoubtedly gives him the edge over the talented......

Phew! That was close. What for a second looked like the worst trade in Dodger history became absolutely nothing, as the Dodgers backed out of widely reported trade that would have brought Randy Johnson to the New York Yankees. While LAist has always been supportive of Moneyball GM Paul DePodesta, we're not sure what he was thinking here. Javy Vazquez is probably better than he showed in the second half this past season, but......

Paul DePodesta pulled off his first trading deadline deal as Dodgers GM, and we like it. According to ESPN.com, the Dodgers will send Guillermo Mota, Paul Lo Duca, and Juan Encarnacion to the Florida Marlins for Brad Penny, Hee Seop Choi, Double-A pitcher Bill Murphy. There are rumors circulating again that the Dodgers might be back in the Randy Johnson sweepstakes, or might acquire Steve Finley, but we'll leave that aside for now.......

According to ESPN.com, the Dodgers and Diamondbacks agreed to a deal that would send Randy Johnson to Los Angeles. That's great news for Dodgers fans, except Johnson told Arizona he would not waive his no-trade clause to be a Dodger. Oh well. You can't blame Paul DePodesta and Frank McCourt for not trying. As the mainstream baseball media would say, this proves they "want to win." Um... duh. You don't buy the Dodgers to......

ESPN's Peter Gammons reported last night on Baseball Tonight that the Dodgers may join Randy Johnson's trade list. The mere thought of Randy Johnson in Dodger Blue has LAist going ga-ga. Johnson would like to be a Yankee, but George Steinbrenner has traded away all of his prospects and he doesn't have a decent package to offer. Johnson would also like to be a Cardinal, but St. Louis reportedly does not want to take......