All Quiet on the Western Front- Dodgers vs. Rockies

Strange thing happened today in Grady Little's pregame media pow wow.  Everyone ran out of stuff to talk about.  That's what happens when the home team has won 12 of their last 15, has remained relatively healthy (knock on wood) for a few days in a row, and is generally devoid of controversy- save of course for Odalis Perez who seems to be on a perma-time out in the Dodgers pen. 

But that doesn't mean there's no news at all.  First of all, don't freak out when you don't see Nomar's name in the lineup tonight.  He's stayed away from any injuries and mishaps, deer meat related or otherwise (yes, that was my Clint Barmes-Is-In-Town-Cheap-and-Lazy-Joke of the Night).  He's getting a scheduled day off.  Nothing to worry about there.  Olmedo Saenz will take his spot on the diamond (1B) and in the lineup (batting 3rd).  This keeps the rest of the lineup from getting shuffled, and Little hopes it'll get Saenz another AB.  As for Kenny Lofton, Little is sitting him down to get his hamstring, dinged up again in Sunday's game, more rest.   "You could see it.  As he rounded third when he scored in the first inning on Nomar's double, it wasn't what he calls "Kenny speed."   It was fast, but it wasn't "Kenny speed." 

Little expects Lofton will be able to play tomorrow, or certainly by Wednesday.

Gagne Update-  He'll throw BP again tomorrow.  "He's going to throw a BP session tomorrow, he'll throw Friday and then Monday, and then we'll go from there," Little said.   The Friday session will be in Las Vegas for the start of his rehab assignment.  The hope is he'll be back by the end of the upcoming road trip, but Little said that the team won't commit to a definite time frame until they see the positive results they're hoping for. 

Green Light- Only two players- Lofton and Rafael Furcal- have the green light to steal at any time.  Everyone else needs to see the sign.  Little does give players "the right to go" without seeing the steal signal, but if they're not named Furcal or Lofton and they take off on their own, "they'd better be safe."