Breaking: Jeff Pentland fired as Dodgers hitting coach

You mean I don't have to put up with this bullshit anymore?

Yeah, that'll fix everything.

Look, the Dodgers' offense has been atrocious this year.  But I don't know how much blame you can put on Pentland for Juan Uribe, Rod Barajas, James Loney et al.  Pretty much anyone could see that this team was going to be offensively challenged going into the season- a collection of over the hill, injury prone vets, guys who career OBPs hovered at or below .300, and rookies called up before they were ready is not the best testing ground for a hitting coach.
 
Pentland makes for a decent sacrificial lamb, though.  The team ranks at the bottom of nearly all the offensive statistics, and July has been the worst month so far.  Replacing Pentland with Dave Hansen may not do much, but it's a token gesture to the fans from the front office that they are still 'trying' to turn things around.  Do the fans want them to?  That's a question for a much longer post...