The weak weak weak NL West

Dodger "rookie" Hiroki Kuroda took a perfect game into the 8th inning tonight against the Atlanta Braves, ending with a CG 1-hit shutout thanks to a Mark Teixiera double. The Dodgers won 3-0.  

Don't blink, but Joe Torre is now at the helm of a first-place team.

Of course, the L.A. Dodgers are also a game below .500, much like the Arizona Diamondbacks, who share the same 1st-place record in the NL West of 44-45.

Torre's former team, the New York Yankees, have a much better record now that they've gotten out of their funk during the first 2.5 months. They're 47-42, yet 8.5 games out of first behind Tampa.

While it's highly doubtful that the winner of the NL West in September will be under .500, it does  show just how awful the teams of the NL West are.

Remember the hot start of the Arizona Diamondbacks this season when they went 20-8? They're 24-37 since.

Even though they're only 5 and 6.5 games out of first respectively, it seems quite doubtful that the San Francisco Giants or Colorado Rockies have a shot at catching up. But with a lot of baseball left to play, anything seems possible in a division of such weak teams.