Lots of news about Andre Ethier as the Dodgers go for their 10th consecutive win at Chavez Ravine tonight against the San Diego Padres (Russ Ortiz vs. Jon Garland).
First up, it was Andre Ethier Bobblehead Night last night! The first 50,000 fans picked up one of the little guys, and Andre was even cool enough to sign a few autographs for the fans. Roberto over at Vin Scully Is My Homeboy says that scalpers were outside the stadium asking fans if they wanted to sell their Ethier figurines. Apparently the going rate was $40. Crazy! Here’s the schedule for the remainder of the Dodger Bobblehead Nights…and judging from the traffic numbers, this is a huge deal for many of you!
Next up for Ethier was filming an ESPN Sportscenter commercial this morning. Josh Rawitch tweeted out this photo of ‘Dre in action, and notes in his blog that the Dodgers Media Network is going to have some behind-the-scenes footage from the shoot up sometime soon, which is cool. Here a few other notes for the Ethierholics out there:
Well, he’s got an upcoming action figure night (July 8), a poster (Aug. 20) and a few other big time media requests we’ve gotten for him. We’re going to try to bang out most of these while he’s hurt because unfortunately, he can’t play at the moment. But, hopefully he’ll be back soon and by then, who knows, maybe the Dodgers will be on a 23-game winning streak…
Also, on an unrelated note, how great was it to see a newly scruffy Casey Blake come up huge last night, going 3 for 4 with 2 RBI and a homer? As Steve Dilbeck notes, Blake broke a 2 for22 skid with last night’s effort. THE BEARD IS BACK! Looking for my “In Beard We Trust” shirt as we speak so I can wear it to the game tonight.
Finally, I can’t recommend the blog Dodger Divorce enough for all things depressing when it comes to the McCourt v. McCourt legal action. Josh has a great post up about the latest shady legal maneuverings and breaks it down for the common fan. A must read every time something happens in the courtroom involving the team.
Looking forward to my first game of the season at Chavez Ravine as a regular fan tonight. Hope to post a few updates and pics throughout the game.
Photo Credit: Jon SooHoo/LA Dodgers 2010 (Ethier Bobblehead); LA Dodgers 2010 (Ethier Sportscenter)