L.A. Dodgers MLB Record-Setting 13-0 Start at Home
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Two days ago, this blog noted that the L.A. Dodgers had won their first 11 home games. Well, with their Wednesday 10-3 pounding of the Washington Nationals, that consecutive home record has reached All-Time MLB record-breaking proportions:
Joe Torre settled back into his chair in the cramped manager’s office at Dodger Stadium for his postgame interview when he was interrupted by his boss, there to offer a congratulatory handshake.
Torre grasped general manager Ned Colletti’s hand firmly and then gave him a carbon copy of the Dodgers’ lineup card as a gesture of appreciation.
“Streaks are fine, but we have more important things in mind,” Torre said. “Hopefully, it’s just a stepping stone on the way to something more important. The fact that we’re playing well takes precedence over anything else. The good part about this thing is that this is about winning games, which is what we try to do every day.”
“Everywhere I go, all people are talking about is the streak because it’s the hot topic,” Torre said. “I’m sure these guys enjoy being be the team that owns the streak all by themselves—and maybe like the 1911 Tigers, not be around when it’s broken.”
The 1911 Tigers were 51-25 at home—but 38-40 on the road—and finished 13 1/2 out of first place.
But question is, with a lineup where 3 of their first 4 hitters own better than .315 batting averages, where both leftfielder Manny Ramirez and rightfielder Andre Ethier — 3 and 4 in the order have 6 homers each and 3rd baseman Casey Blake has 5, a starting ace Chad Billingsley (5-0) who hasn’t been beaten in 6 outings and a pitching staff with a collective 3.72 ERA, when will this home winning streak ever end?
Lucky thing for the Phillies that the Dodgers follow Atlanta into Citizen’s Bank Park next Tuesday because L.A. is a more down-to-earth, human 8-8 on the road.
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