Category — Andre Ethier

So who’s the blond?
This select group of former Major Leaguers and Hall of Famers gathered for dinner Sunday at N9NE Steakhouse at the Palms Casino Resort in Vegas. How about this lineup: Reggie Jackson; Randy Johnson; Bo Jackson; John Smoltz; Ozzie Smith; Wade Boggs; Gary Sheffield; David Wells; Trevor Hoffman; Joe Carter; Rob Dibble; and Harold Reynolds.
Image courtesy of Palms Casino Resort

Maybe Prince Fielder’s buddy Matt Kemp is a better recruiter than we know.
ESPN LA

Ballin at its finest. Chris Paul was the man though, finishing with 27 points, 11 assists, 3 steals and 6 rebounds and handing the Heat their 2nd straight loss.
The Clippers and the Lakers, who beat the Jazz in overtime tonight in Utah, clash on Saturday.
AP

The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas rang in 2012 by hosting a New Year’s Eve bash headlined by Stevie Wonder on Saturday, Dec. 31. Among those in the house: Andre Ethier; Dustin Pedroia; Tyrese Gibson; Curtis Stone; Brandy; Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards and husband Mauricio Umansky; and Mark Foster.
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With the Dodgers locking up Matt Kemp with a new deal, maybe they’ll consider Prince Fielder with another 1. It’s not like Frank McCourt will be on the hook for all that cash.
Fox Sports

Thanks for coming. It’s been unreal.

We love this picture. It says “what the funk did I tell you!”
Rangers 15, Tigers 5.
Back-to-back.
Wasn’t the Rangers bankrupt just a little while back? Maybe there’s hope Dodger fans, but we seriously doubt it. Besides, imagine how Angel fans feel watching Texas advance to its 2nd straight World Series. We’d probably wager the Rangers win it this time too.
Star-Telegram

Think Nyger Morgan and Albert Pujols, who had a heated exchange a month or so ago, have a friendly chat at 1st base during the NLCS? Didn’t think so.
Brewers-Cards. 29 years after the Cards tripped the Brew Crew, which was then in the junior league, for the ’82 World Series crown do they meet again.
MLB.com

Would you have bet David Price (a 2-fisted drinker?) getting lit up in 1 of the Rays’ biggest games in franchise history? Didn’t think so.
If you bet the Brewers and D-Backs, who face off in the opening round of the National League playoffs on Saturday, you would have gotten 100-1 odds of them getting into the World Series. Probably a few people with tickets saying such are pissing in their pants now. Even as late as August, the D-Backs were 50-1 to win it all.
BetVega.com

He gets our vote in the NL and we don’t believe it’s close. Thanks for playing Ryan Braun.