Peter Gammons | Gammons Daily Apr 14, 2014
Peter Gammons: My new favorite person, Cody Decker
Cody Decker is a 27-year-old outfielder with El Paso in the Pacific Coast League, a Padres affiliate. “He is,” says Pads GM Josh Byrnes, “hysterical.” And, of course, so is his manager, Pat Murphy, who coached Dustin Pedroia, Andre Ethier and so many other great players at Arizona State. Decker grew up in Santa Monica, […]
Los Angeles Times Apr 12, 2014
Dodgers' Don Mattingly again sits Andre Ethier, Carl Crawford
Anybody starting to wonder whether Dodgers Manager Don Mattingly just doesn’t want to pick between Andre Ethier and Carl Crawford when facing a left-hander?
Sons of Steve Garvey Apr 6, 2014
Post-Game 8 Thread: Kemp and Hanley Restore Order To The Ravine
DODGERS 6, GIANTS 2 After watching the Giants spoil the other two games of our opening homestand, Matt Kemp and Hanley Ramirez came out slugging, both knocking two HR each to drive the Dodgers to victory. Three of those four HR came at the hand of Matt Cain, who lasted only six innings and gave up five ER, raising his ERA to 5.73 on the season. Andre Ethier (0-for-2) added a sacrifice fly and the Dodgers rolled to a 6-2 win. Zack Greinke was dealing for the Dodgers, lasting six innings in kind and giving up solo shots to Hunter Pence and Brandon Belt in the sixth. Chris Withrow, JP...
Sacramento Bee Apr 6, 2014
Giants show power game in defeating Dodgers
Throughout the offseason, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly was asked about having four big-money outfielders for just three spots. Starting Yasiel Puig was a given Saturday, and Mattingly stuck to his guns for the other two slots, going with right-handed hitters Matt Kemp and Scott Van Slyke over left-handers Andre Ethier and Carl Crawford.
Sons of Steve Garvey Apr 5, 2014
Post-Game 6 Thread: Disappointing Home Opener
GIANTS 8, DODGERS 4 The Dodgers had not lost a home opener since 2007. But that streak ended at six, as Hyun-Jin Ryu struggled to get that third out in the first inning (Matt Kemp didn't help any with a fielding error in his return to play), then got snakebit by a Hanley Ramirez error in the second. Ryu gave up eight runs, six earned, and didn't come out to start the third inning. And that's basically all she wrote; heck, even the Giants can hold onto a eight-run lead every once in a while. Adrian Gonzalez and Andre Ethier had back-to-back HR in the fourth, keeping Ryan Vogelsong from...
Rotoworld Apr 3, 2014
OF Ethier has two hits, an RBI, and a steal - Andre Ethier (OF) Los Angeles Dodgers
Andre Ethier went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles, a steal, and an RBI Wednesday against the Padres.
Sons of Steve Garvey Mar 23, 2014
Post-Game 2 Thread: Small Sample Size in Sydney
At this rate, the Dodgers are on pace for a 162-0 season, following a 7-5 victory over the Diamondbacks at the Sydney Cricket Grounds. And the new lineup Donnie went with today worked offensive magic (too bad we didn't know this for Game 1, as the over/under for that game was 6.5, and my friend chose the under). Dee Gordon led off and went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs. Yasiel Puig went 3-for-5 with a double and one run. Adrian Gonzalez and Andre Ethier each had RBI, and Juan Uribe dropped to the eight hole and went 3-for-5 with a double of his own (and not a double cheeseburger,...
