When you look at the Dodgers’ first base contingent, who warms your heart? There’s the young hotshot, smooth-swinging, great-fielding James Loney. There’s 2006 All-Star, former Boston idol, one-half of a SoCal power couple with soccer star Mia Hamm, Nomar Garciaparra. In recent years – though not so much this year – there’s even been appearances by future Hall of Famer Jeff Kent and his ridiculous 1980s porn ‘stache.But for the first time since June 1 in Pittsburgh, you won’t be seeing any of them manning the bag tonight.

With the Rockies using left-hander Jeff Francis on Saturday, Little said he would give Olmedo Saenz a start at first base.  

That’s right – it’s Big Sexy time. (Quick background on this nickname: a few years ago, he was on the DL with some pulled fat, and when he came off, a reporter asked him how he was feeling. He replied, “I feel good. I feel.. sexy.”)You can have your young Loneys; broken-down Nomars; out-of-position Kents. Me? I’ll enjoy watching 230 pounds of Panamanian terror in Coors Field against unfortunate Rockies lefty Jeff Francis tonight. Because even though Big Sexy has slowed down a bit this year (only a .704 OPS), he’s been deadly against lefties the last few years.Between 2004-06, the longest tenured Dodger (I know!) put up this line against southpaws:BA: .315OBP: .393SLG: .618OPS: 1.011HR: 19RBI: 61 And when you look at those HR/RBI #s, remember that this came in only 238 at-bats. If he could play against lefties every day, he’d be an all-time great. It does look like he might be nearing the end of the line in Blue, with his bat slowing and Loney clamping down on the position; so I’ll watch tonight, hope he can still beat up on Francis, and say, “Here’s to you, Big Sexy. Here’s to you.”Oh, and that picture at the right? It’s from 2003 when he was still in Oakland, but I couldn’t help myself – is he diving into the bag, or was he launched like a cruise missle? I’m pretty sure that when he hit the ground there, the residents of the Bay Area looked at their walls shaking and said, “ugh. not again.”