If the Dodgers feel like making up ground on the two teams ahead of them in the NL West, whom happen to be their biggest rivals, now is as good a time as any.  The Blue Crew currently sit 7 games back of NL West leader San Diego and 3.5 games back of the Wild-Card leading Giants of San Francisco.  They’ll have a chance to inflict direct damage on their competitors beginning tonight as they stroll into the bay for a three game set.  After that, the Padres head to Chavez Ravine for four.
Tonight won’t exactly be easy.  The Dodgers [...]

At least there is a plausible explanation for Billingsley’s last start against the Angels, during which he got rocked to the tune of 7 ER in 5.2 IP. Billingsley will head to the DL with a groin strain. It’s likely that Carlos Monasterios will get the ball in his place.

The winter meetings are officially over, and Dodger management has left with pretty much the same thing they went in with: a disorganized roster. Which brings me to ask……what the hell is going on?