"It would be a sight as odd and unsettling as it is beautiful, sunflowers stretching above weeds, sunlight streaking through dusk.

But in a season of wrong, nothing would be more right.

Did you hear that a Dodgers team populated with misery and mediocrity could soon be adding two more notable players to their clubhouse?

Guys by the name of Cy Young and MVP.

Why not? Who says it can't happen? Does greatness on the field really have to be diluted by dullness in the standings?

As of this column, Clayton Kershaw is the National League's best pitcher, and Matt Kemp is the National League's best player, and if they are still dominating when the season ends in a month, why should anything else matter?

Of course, when National League writers are faced with the idea of handing out the most coveted awards to players from the most disappointing franchise, many other things will matter, and the voters will soon be awash in arguments by raging fans from Milwaukee to Philadelphia."