Photo courtesy of zimbio.com. Andre Ethier (pictured above) was a main reason for the Dodgers solid start in 2011. The real cause for LA's mild success though by the end of the season was Clayton Kershaw and Matt Kemp.
By Josh Kramer
We have hit the 15th week of “Throwback Saturdays.” It has been fun taking a trip down memory lane every Saturday. What was happening on April 28, 2011? How about on April 28, 2010? Let’s find out.
One year ago..
Loan Bright Spot in Dodgertown
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The Los Angeles Dodgers have not exactly had a story book season thus far. Really not much has gone right on or off the field. Surprisingly though, the team has not completely flopped. Or at least not yet. Sitting at 13 and 13, they are still in 2nd in the NL West. With a run differential of -16, they are not exactly competitive every night. They either win big. Or they lose big. A weak run differential normally catches up with a team as they get a couple of months into the season. So the odds do not look to be in LA’s favor.
But there has been one lone bright spot in Dodgertown. That bright spot is not Kobe Bryant, though his courage and amazing toughness is a shining light in that city. Say hello to Los Angeles Dodger’s star right fielder, Andre Ethier. Ethier has been simply phenomenal this season, and is a main reason why the Dodgers are currently playing 500 baseball. Without him, the entire ship may have already sunk on this season even just 26 games in (To finish reading this post, click this link). Continue reading
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