The combination of a poor manager and great players who were mentally weak let the season slip into the cracks&hellipagain

The combination of a poor manager and great players who were mentally weak let the season slip into the cracks…again.Any Dodgers fan knows that the team will always let you down at the end of the season. If you watch any number of Dodgers games you can witness the same trend.When was the last time the Dodgers came from behind for a dramatic eighth or ninth-inning win? They are few and far between.It is a wonder why any Dodgers fans watch beyond the fourth inning, because if they aren’t winning by that time, chances are they’re going to lose.Take a look at this weekend’s series against the Angels: fifth inning of game one, Dodgers were down 3-0. They made an attempt in the seventh with an Andre Ethier homerun. However the fielding choked, producing several damaging throwing errors.The Dodgers won the second game, after holding the lead from the second inning when they went up 2-0. No come from behind, no struggle, no fight.Game three was simply disastrous on any level. The Dodgers scored their only runs in the fourth inning to bring the score to 5-2.

Derek Lowe, replacing Brad Penny as the starting pitcher, struggled from early on with a four-ball walk in the second inning.James Loney, usually one of the most reliable Dodgers thus far leading the team in RBIs with 27 made a crucial mental error when he should have thrown home, that Lowe attributed to his youth, according to Ken Gurnick at MLB .This latest Dodger blowout is a prime example of the simple fact that once they are down the Dodgers are rare to be seen crawling back up.Despite the wealth of talent in the young and veteran players, the Dodgers just can’t seem to get their head in the game and overcome a few setbacks. The answer to this problem is simple, improve the mentality of the team and the wins will come.So consider this a call to arms boys. We want to see you fight, crawl from behind and push for the win. Bring us back to the days of Pee Wee Reese and Duke Snider and give us a team that we know we can defend with honor, a team that will fight for us until the final out of the ninth inning. .

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Communications+1 (858) 202-9000Investor Relations ContactLippert/Heilshorn & AssociatesJody Cain ()Kevin Mc Cabe ()+1 (310) 691-7100Media RelationsPure CommunicationsSheryl Seapy+1 (949) 608-0841SOURCESEQUENOM, Inc.Ian Clements Sr Director, Corp. Communications, +1-858-202-9000; or InvestorRelations, Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates, Jody Cain, , andKevin Mc Cabe, , +1-310-691-7100; or Media Relations, PureCommunications, Sheryl Seapy, +1-949-608-0841. Currently the league is blessed with more elite QBs than ever before in history. Please remember while reading these that they are ranked based on skill, not accomplishments, although ability to rally a team when necessary did come into play.

These are not fantasy rankings, yet rankings on pure ability, talent, and poise at the QB position.  Peyton Manning: Maybe the greatest quarterback in the history of the game When he retires he should have all of the passing records. He gets credited with turning the Colts around and with playing consistently every time he steps on the field.Tom Brady: Undoubtedly the greatest clutch QB currently playing the game. During his career he has proven that he can put up good numbers without elite WRs and epic numbers with them Donovan McNabb: Other than T.O. McNabb has never had an elite or even legitimate number one WR, however he has still made the pro-bowl 5 times and when he’s healthy is one of the game’s best QBs. Ben Roethlisberger: Big Ben, other than in 2006, has been great in Pittsburgh. He has led game winning drives, won a Superbowl, and usually has his team in a position to win.