Catching up with the Dodgers - True Blue LA

During the game last night, The Nats Blog and True Blue LA exchanged thoughts on our respective teams. To see what I said about the Nationals, head over to True Blue LA and check it out. Here is what Phil from True Blue LA had to say:

The Nats Blog: Do the Dodgers have the pitching to repeat what they did last year?

True Blue LA: Not at the moment but I hope it will start to jell now that Kuo and Belisario have re-joined the bullpen. We have had a hard time getting the lead from the starters to Broxton. Our bullpen has been awful but that should start to change as we remove some dead weight and put others in spots they should have been in, in the first place. Kuroda is actually our most consistent pitcher when he's healthy. Kershaw can be dominant at home, still needs to find consistency on the road. We don't quite know if he's ready to step up and be our ace yet but I'll address that further down. Chad Billingsley is maddening right now. Our blog is a huge defender of Chad but he's letting us down. For this team to repeat, we can live with someone like Haeger as the fifth starter but Chad Billingsley has to step up and be the all-star pitcher he was last year in the first half.

TNB: When it's all said and done who do you believe will have the bigger offensive impact this season, Kemp? Ethier? or Ramriez?

True Blue LA: Tough call between Matt and Andre. It is a joy to watch both of them as they hit their prime years. One thing about Kemp that could change his ceiling, is that all of his home runs have gone to RC or RF this year. He is just going with the pitch and driving the shit out of it. If you had asked me this question in the spring, I would have said Andre, but after watching Kemp modify his approach this year I'll go with him.