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Andre Ethier has started a food blog, Dining with 'Dre. "I can't really call myself an expert or a true food critic, but I love to try new restaurants," Ethier says, "and so we though it would be cool to show off some of my favorites ... or maybe some of those that I won't be going back to anytime soon."
Ethier will also help cook and serve 1,000 Farmer John-donated Dodger dogs at the Union Rescue Mission at lunchtime Friday, after taking part in the Food Network's The Chef Jeff Project filming at Dodger Stadium. From the press release:
"The Chef Jeff Project" offers at-risk teens a chance to turn their lives around through culinary art and is led by renowned executive chef of the famed Café Bellagio in Las Vegas Jeff Henderson. Chef Jeff's proteges will get a unique chance to spend time with Ethier and Dodger legends "Sweet" Lou Johnson and Tommy Davis as part of the episode.
Male bonding: Molly Knight of ESPN the Periodical coordinated this conversation between the Dodgers' Russell Martin and Los Angeles-raised NBAer Tyson Chandler.
RM: What position would you play if you played baseball?
TC: Shortstop.
RM: You'd be a shortstop? Do you have good hands?
TC: Yeah, and it's a dope position …
Blue Anniversary: We've reached the 40th anniversary of Robert F. Kennedy's assassination. I wrote about my dad's experiences that night two years ago.
My dad's friend Ed Medvene got two seats behind home plate for the Dodger game against the Pirates on June 4, 1968. Don Drysdale took the mound that night, and nine innings later, he had broken the National League record for consecutive shutout innings held by Carl Hubbell and the major league record for consecutive shutouts held by Doc White.The Daily Mirror blog at the Times has several posts about Drysdale and Kennedy.Drysdale pitched a three-hitter, walking none, hitting one batter, of course (Manny Mota) and striking out eight. Maury Wills grounded out with a runner on third and two out in the sixth inning to end the biggest scoring threat. Dodger first baseman Wes Parker made 17 putouts, and only one out was recorded by a Dodger outfielder.
It was a Tuesday night, the night of the California presidential primary. The game ended in two hours and 20 minutes, and so my father and his friend made the short drive to the Ambassador Hotel, where Robert F. Kennedy was being crowned the winner of the Democratic primary, to take in the scene there. My dad recalls seeing Kennedy at the hotel, which was torn down this year, though he didn't stay long enough to hear him speak.
"Then we left, and between the time we left and the time we got home, (your mother) was just sitting in front of the TV set, just stunned," he said.
Also, NPR affiliate KPCC has begun a seven-part series on the Dodgers' move to Los Angeles. Here's part one.
Ahead of the game: A year ago, Rich Lederer of Baseball Analysts wrote a long piece about Dodger third-round draft pick Kyle Russell. And here's a feature from Rick Brown of the Lakeland (Fla.) Ledger on fourth-round pick Devaris-Strange Gordon, son of major-league reliever Tom Gordon. (Thanks to DT commenter Underdog for the link.)
Hoops! Lakers-Celtics chat is taking place at The Griddle. Magic, Coop, Big Game James - go Lakers!
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Either that, or there's some other sporting event going on.
Yeah, in third by Rangers.
Er, make that JonMichael Redding.
In my day, we didn't even know who was drafted!
A whole bunch of goodies there.
"john michael redding" gives me five results.
You're spelling his name wrong.
Or George Oscar Bluth.
I am a big Danks fan. Would have liked him.
Danks was a guaranteed mid-first round pick in 2005 except he told teams not to draft him because he was going to Texas. That turned out to be a colossal mistake, I guess.
Yeah, it's his son.
Yeah. Hopefully we can get some 09 commits soon.
SS Florida State
Wow, we really like state of Florida this year.
He was rated the #29 prospect in Florida by BA. Here's what they said:
"Shortstop Tony Delmonico transferred in from Tennessee, along with his father Rod, who used to be the coach of the Vols and is now an assistant on Mike Martin's staff. Delmonico is athletic but has limited range and questionable hands and will likely end up at second or third base at the pro level. He can hit for average and occasional power as well."
Q&A with Tony Delmonico
All the scouting money went to McManBoobs.
Last year, six out of the first eight picks were high school players with one JC and one college player.
Hoyt Wilhelm.
I blame Bill Belichick.
The Florida area scouts are John Kosciak and Manuel Estrada.
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Sweet.
One of the tickets is for a Gnarls Barkley concert. I am unfamiliar with this person/band/ whatever.
However, the tickets are reselling on Stubhub for a large amount.
Who does he think he is, Russell Martin...?
I would like the money. I could sell them and pay for the other two concerts, which I could then just give to a friend of mine.
I have no choice but the Cubs announcers and they are not fun, believe me. How has Dumpster become so good? And I believe he is, so no slight implied.
On a side note, my wedding day marks the anniversary of Clayton Kershaw's major league debut, so it won't be a hard one to remember. :)
the good thing is, we're still in this thing as bad as we're playing.
D-Backs haven't been to impressive...
Oh yes, Soto is My Guy. Carlos Marmol was dropped in favor of Jon Rauch.
Who blew a save tonight.
Theres a much better chance something will happen.
Yeah Martin got it with his elbow when it hit him in the middle of the back. These Cubs announcers will drive me to drink.
I'm just trying to keep up with the Joneses.
Preferably Chipper, not Andruw.
That, and so you can pretend you're a Big League GM Ned Colletti.
I pretend I'm the dude pitching all the time.
If he has one.
Yes, DeWitt is on my team and he's active for the first time.
We have the strong part of the lineup coming up, this next inning SHOULD BE TELLING...
7 K's for Billz.
One I have not felt...since...last game...
Like trade LaRoche for Eckstein...?
oh and his other two games hes been too..russell's walk off grand slam against the pirates last year, and the 11-1 win against the pads earlier this year
So he enjoys it when the batter taps out weakly to second? Poor man must be demented.
o.k. I gotta stop.
SFW
why did Pierre swing at the first pitch, sigh!!
Who was it , the mighty Mark Sweeney?
Who is running for him?
It's called "losers."
sorry man I can't help my self that was a good one my man!
I hope they bring in PW to hit for Wade, he did a grate job.
I would have given anyone 100-1 odds against that happening and then I would be a very poor man.
he couldn't communicate with his pen apparently?
Marmol's usually the 8th inning guy.
"Mar-man! Mar-man!!!!"
I'm glad we've at least made a come back and will hope for the best...
You have no reservations about his very, very lackluster contact rate in college ball? The pitchers only get better from there...
vr, Xei
Not really.
PVL power if you will.
apparently you didnt start watching the dodgers till 2007 then.
This team is not very good.
Anyone have any idea the latest with Furcal. I don't know if I am exagerating but I can't think of a case in the past two years when a player went on the DL and came off at about the perscribed time. They haven't even decided with Furcal yet if he is willing to do a rehab assignment. I hope and pray that Jones comes back and finds a moderate power stroke. Right now despite getting badly fooled by Wood in the 9th, the best approach at the plate by a Dodger right now is Blake Dewitt
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