World Back on its Axis ... Sort of

Its not been the best week to be an L.A. sports fan ... especially not one living in Houston, Texas. Going from an easy playoff series win against the Jazz for the Lakers and the best record in baseball for the Boys in Blue, to a Game One loss at the hands of the Rockets and the Fall of Manny was, well, not good.

At least now, the ships are starting to right:

And the catalysts are, of course, Kobe Bryant and...Eric Freaking Stults?

2 down, 48 to go

Well, the Manny suspension is 4% complete and the Dodgers have started out 0-2. And that's 0-2 with a bullet, considering the two losses have come at home to the Nationals and Giants. Yuck.

What's the prediction for the Dodgers' record during the 50 games without Manny? Put me down for 27-23.