Dear Dodgers fans, China is fun, we're seeing lots of things...

Ultimately the team is there to promote baseball in China, but also the Dodgers in China.  It may not pay off immediately- clearly the baseball culture in China is immature and faces serious problems- but in a nation of 1.3 billion (give or take) to get in on the ground floor and have the team associated with the sport could pay off financially and on the field.  LA's longstanding goodwill with Japan and Japanese baseball certainly has. 

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the Dodgers looked bad enough in a 7-6 loss to the Astros in Kissimmee that Larry Bowa ripped into them when it was done.  Four errors (two from Delwyn Young at second) cost the Dodgers the game, and Hiroki Kuroda gave up five earned over three innings.  At one point, seven straight batters reached base.  But there were some positives.  Blake DeWitt, still in theory a temporary addition to the third base mix at Major League camp, had three hits, including a homer, and made one of the day's only good defensive plays.  On the mound, while Kuroda struggled, Clayton Kershaw worked his way into then out of trouble, ultimately finishing with two scoreless innings.

Today in Vero, the Dodgers will face the Cardinals, with Esteban Loaiza getting the start.  He'll be followed by Jonathan Broxton, Joe Beimel, and Yhency Brazoban.