Dodgers acquire Thome and Garland

... And down the stretch they come!

Here comes news this morning that the Dodgers have acquired Jim Thome -- one of my long-time favorites in the game -- and Jon Garland.

Thome's aging, but I'll take it.

With hope waning for my hometowns -- the Brewers and Cubs -- my attention is turning more and more to my feel-goods -- the Dodgers and the Tigers.