As has been widely reported, left fielder Andre Ethier broke the first knuckle in the pinkie finger on his right hand while taking batting practice before Saturday night’s game against the San Diego Padres. Tony Jackson has a report detailing how the injury happened and how the Dodgers subsequently (and correctly) reacted, and another with the Dodgers possible roster [...]
As we all know, each player has their own personal song played when they come to bat during home games at Dodger Stadium. I don’t think a list of 2010 entrance songs is available yet, but the Dodgers do have the complete 2oo9 list up on their site, and Roberto over at Vin Scully is [...]
Ah, the home opener of baseball season…there’s nothing sweeeter than when Vin Scully utters those wonderful words, “It’s time for Dodger baseball!” And the Dodgers powered through the game, knocking in four home runs, more than doubling their total from the first six games of the season. Manny Ramirez, Casey Blake, Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier [...]
Today was a big day for local boy Andre Ethier, as his his jersey retired by his Phoenix alma mater, Saint Mary’s High School. Rick Monday served as emcee for the event and Tommy Lasorda entertained the crowd by speaking about the Dodgers outfielder. Pat Murphy, the former Arizona State Head Baseball Coach and current Padres Special Assistant [...]
The Dodgers have unveiled the lucky players that will be immortalized as bobbleheads in 2o10 (drum roll, please): May 18 - Andre Ethier June 8 – Jonathan Broxton July 20 – James Loney August 17 – Matt Kemp I like that the club is focusing on the young stars this year, although I would LOVE to see [...]