Lineup:

1. Furcal, SS
2. Pierre, LF
3. Kemp, RF
4. Kent, 2B
5. Martin, 3B
6. Loney, 1B
7. Jones, CF
8. Bennett, C
9. Loaiza, P

I don’t like that lineup, beacuse I don’t like Bennett.

I said it. I meant it, and I’m here to represent it! Ned Colletti watched Kershaw’s start last night and saw Clayton lower his ERA to 1.11. He is obviously pitching against hitters who are totally overmatched. I hear people say not to rush him, but there is also a point where it does him no good to pitch against hitters like that. I suppose they could send him to Vegas, but that is a real crap shoot. We know he can pitch against major leaguers. We have seen it. There’s no need to wait past the end of this month.

On May 3rd, here are some things we are dealing with and things that need to change:

• As I predicted, Matt Kemp is our best #3 hitter, but I would really like to see Loney at #4 and Kent at #5, just to give us that R-L-R protection. I think it would help Loney too. I think he’ll break out soon (not that he’s doing bad);
• Speaking of Kemp, one of the reasons he has to to play everyday is to keep him under control. When he sits, he tries to do it all in one AB. Play the Puma, Joe.

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