The only thing worse than losing to a bad last place team is losing bad to a last place team – and the Dodgers did exactly that on Wednesday afternoon. But rather than dwell on the 16-2 shellacking that the Dodgers took at the hands of the Colorado Rockies in what was arguable the worst game the Dodgers have had since moving to Los Angeles in 1958, let’s look at the bright side.

• On the bright side Dodgers utility infielder Darwin Barney hit his first home run as a Dodger.
• On the bright side Dodgers starter Carlos Frias etched his name in baseball history by becoming the first pitcher in the modern era to allow 10 hits in a start while recording less than three outs.

Good or bad, Carlos Frias is in the MLB history books forever.
(Video capture courtesy of SportsNet LA)

• On the bright side recently called up left-hander Daniel Coulombe has now pitched two scoreless innings retiring six of the seven batters he has faced, giving up only a single while striking out two.
• On the bright side nobody got hurt during the game – stay for some severely bruised egos.
• On the bright side Giants ace Madison Bumgarner did not figure in the decision in the Giants 4-2 win over the Diamondbacks – thus keeping him from tying Clayton Kershaw with 19 wins.
• On the bright side today is a brand new day and tonight’s game begins with the score tied 0-0.
• On the bright side the Giants absolutely positively will not win today.
• On the bright side the Dodgers are still in first place in the NL West, albeit only by two games.

See? It wasn’t so bad after all.