Andre Ethier News

So apparently the Dodgers are in the mix for an ace named Roy Halladay. Bloggers, writers, panelists, and commentators across the country are all leaning towards a "no deal" mentality especially if it means trading Chad Billingsley or Clayton Kershaw.

Reporting from Chicago - Even with starting pitching as their most pressing need, the Dodgers do not plan to pursue John Lackey, the best starter available in free agency.

The Dodgers added four more honors to their illustrious history this year when Andre Ethier and Matt Kemp won Silver Slugger Awards and Orlando Hudson and Kemp took home Gold Gloves.

Pat Murphy has resigned after 15 seasons as baseball coach at Arizona State. No reason was given for the move, which was announced by the university in a brief news release on Friday.

Phillies second baseman Chase Utley continues to be recognized as the best second baseman in the National League.

In each of them, the Milwaukee Brewers ' leftfielder claimed a Silver Slugger Award.

While Dodgers fans still are coping with a second consecutive playoff loss to the Phillies, they finally received something to feel good about on Wednesday and Thursday.

When Brian McCann began experiencing blurred vision in April, there was reason to wonder about his promising career and even more reason to be concerned about how this problem might affect him throughout the rest of his life.

Outfielders Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier are the most likely Dodgers candidates for offseason awards, the announcements of which begin this week.

19, 2009, in Philadelphia. In his Sunday morning blog, ESPN's Buster Olney suggests the Dodgers will trade one of their arbitration eligible players this offseason: Los Angeles is expected to move at least one of its many arbitration-eligible players via trade .

Jonathan Broxton's teammates said Monday night that there was nothing they could tell the All-Star closer to console him for serving up a two-out, two-run double in the Dodgers' walk-off, 5-4 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series.

MLB.com reported that former Phoenix St. Mary's High and Arizona State star Andre Ethier was named the Pepsi Clutch Performer of the Year for 2009.

Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier won a fan vote and was officlially named baseball's 2009 Clutch Performer of the Year.

Reporting from New York - With the fight for ownership of the Dodgers expected to hit the courts this week, the commissioner's office is monitoring the proceedings but expecting little effect on the daily operations of the club.

The Los Angeles Times noted the Dodgers' offensive core should return almost entirely intact next season.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported on Tuesday afternoon that Los Angeles Dodgers hitting coach Don Mattingly took part in a phone interview for the unoccupied Cleveland Indians' managerial job.

The coach turned back into a pumpkin. The emperor realized he wasn't wearing any clothes.

They were one out from defeat. A moment later, Jimmy Rollins put the Fightin' Phils within one win of the World Series.

On the same day Dodger Stadium would have hosted Game 6 of the National League Championship Series, two sets of different but equally important processes were beginning.

The first reaction, the gut reaction should not be discounted just because it came first.