Chad Durbin blogs about his two blown says and how things have changed for the Dodgers offense:

That said, the addition of Manny Ramirez and Casey Blake has certainly changed the level of pressure for some of the talented young players in the Dodgers lineup.

The players hitting in the 7 and 8 holes were being asked to hit 3, 4 or 5 just a month or so ago. Confidence is high in Dodgertown. We play 162 games for a reason, the season will play itself out and weathering these storms is part of it.

Manny add one more tough out to the lineup, forcing pitchers to work that much harder.