It’s official!  Andre Ethier was elected as a starting outfielder for the 2010 National League All-Star Squad, and Jonathan Broxton was named to the pitching staff by skipper Charlie Manuel. Dylan Hernandez, the erstwhile beat writer for the Los Angeles Times, caught up with Ethier: “It’s something I never imagined would happen,” Ethier said. “You [...]

As part of the “PEOPLE All-Stars Among Us” campaign put on by Major League Baseball, PEOPLE magazine and the Dodgers, three LA-based community leaders have been selected as finalists. Each MLB Club has three featured finalists which were selected from the online submissions of thousands of fans across North America.  Through June 20, fans are being [...]

If you saw any part of tonight’s game at Milwaukee, particularly the 10th inning, you would have seen an All Star in action… …at least in my book, he’s an All Star… After hitting a grand slam in the top of the 10th to extend the Dodgers’ lead to 12-6, Kemp came up with an [...]

A theater crowd? On my way to one of my coaching engagements, I was listening to Tuesday’s game against the Mets…it was classic how Rick Monday and Charley Steiner were describing the crowd…particularly when it was dead silent in the stadium…one of them said it was more like a “theater crowd rather than a baseball [...]

So the MLB’s Final Vote program has Matt Kemp up against Nationals shortstop Christian Guzman, D-Backs third baseman Mark Reynolds, Giants third-baseman Pablo Sandoval and Phillies outfielder (and former Dodger) Shane Victorino. According to MLB.com, “This eighth annual event, which has gained in popularity each year, allows fans to decide the 33rd and final roster spot [...]