I Hope (the month and a half into the season version)

that Furcal gives us more of the MVP performance he teased us with at the beginning of the year

Kent stops letting his pride mess with him

Hu gets regular playing time in Vegas if the Kent charade goes on all season

LaRoche gets a legit shot at third or second base

DeWitt keeps an MLB job in L.A.

Kershaw has an angel protecting his shoulder, elbow, and arm

I get to see a bit more of Cory Wade from time to time

James McDonald gets a Kershaw-ish hyped debut this season

Lowe gets traded for young pitching or a premium outfield prospect at the trade deadline if he has no intention of negotiating an extension

the Mazas and Tiffees of this organization do not see much playing time

the dodgers give up hope on Sweeney being an effective pinch hitter because he looks overdone

Gary Bennett doesn't come back as a backup catcher with the dodgers

the Crazy Cajun suffices as Martin's rarely used catcher

Jones comes back from his surgery and plays roughly to the amount of money he's making this year

the marketing firm is able to make another cool and funny commercial starring Nomar that roughly approaches the van ad

Vin continues to be Vinlike

Steiner stops miscalling the games and quits the misnaming abominations like Jonathan Beimel

the L.A. Times doesn't write an article that makes the owners do something dumb

some smart guy figures out how to produce a bobble-armed bobblehead to outbobble that weak bobblelegged offering

patience again becomes a virtue with the young dodger hitters

hope I feel well enough to and afford to make the trip to L.A.,, eat like a normal american at the all you can eat pavilion, while watching the dodgers win.