In-Kind

Last night's embarrassment was scarily reminiscent of this all-time classic Dodger flop:

The National League's best pitcher over the last six weeks was sailing along with a seven-run lead against a bumbling opponent in a park where he'd tossed a one-hitter a year ago.If he had a spyglass, Derek Lowe might have seen a Cy Young Award on the horizon.

Then a monsoon struck-- seven Chicago Cubs hits in the fifth inning and Lowe ducking into the dugout with the lead whittled to two. The bullpen and a gun-shy J.D. Drew gave away the rest, sending the game into extra innings.

Ridiculous. Though it is Wrigley after all. But this kind of thing can't happen when you're trying to win a division.