(Come on, Gullermo Mota, put on the snorkel this year!)

I can’t remember the last time that the baseball pennant races were so boring heading into the last week of September. Every division leader has at least a 5 game lead (except for the Tigers, who are trying to hold off the Twins, but probably will), and the Rockies and Red Sox will be the wild cards barring a collapse. Add the fact that the Dodgers will end up clinching the division while they are on the road, and that makes for a boring two weeks of season-ending baseball. There are only 3 things I am looking forward to until the end of the season:

1) The Dodgers locker room celebration after they clinch the division and hoping that someone will keep Angel Berroa’s tradition going and put on the snorkel. I nominate Guillermo Mota.

2) Chad Billingsley having at least one good outing and Kershaw proving that his right shoulder injury is not going to be a problem.

3) Brad Penny getting lit up as he pitches for the Giants so that he is forced to go play in an independent league next year.

Other than that, it’s going to be a long two weeks until the playoffs start. At least the Kings season opener, and the Colts continuing to be better than the Cowboys (Manning > Romo, Ferio), should help time go by faster.