[Ghoulish Delight]

Hmm, I wonder if Moonie's referring to the decission to start the reserve players and give the vets/every day players a rest, even though the title for the NL West was still technically on the line.

Personally, I think Little made the right decission, and that's not just hindsight, I was hoping for that decission the minute they won on Saturday.

They had wrapped up a trip to the post season. That's all that really matters at this point. Sure, the title would be nice, but look at the situation. They'd play the Cards instead of the Mets. Eh, six of one, half dozen of the other, they're both very strong teams (plus, teams with run-away regular seasons tend not to fair well in post season play). Meanwhile, even winning on Sunday (which they did) didn't guarantee them anything since SD had to also lose.

So, with the outcome not even entirely in their hands, and a best-case-if-the-stars-line-up-right scenario that's only incrementally better than the worst case, an extra day of rest for some pretty well banged up regulars, plus a chance to get the bench one last live-game warmup seems a fair trade to me.

The way I see it, if SD had lost on Saturday, making the division the Dodgers' to lose, then I (as delusional manager of the Dodgers) would have sent the regulars out there on Sunday since it would then be squarely in their hands. Otherwise, if you've gotta hope for something beyond your control, not worth it with a playoff berth already wrapped up.