Mark Sweeney News

Manager Joe Torre 's entire coaching staff will return next season, the Dodgers announced today in a news release.

Tommy Lasorda: Let's get started! KhiemVu: How does it feel to be in the Smithsonian? Tommy Lasorda: Well, it's something that I never thought could happen, but it's another example of what can happen to someone who believes in himself.

Reporting from New York -- Matt Kemp said Thursday that to get as close as he did to becoming an All-Star was enough of a reward.

Interstate 5, 55 miles north of Petco Park -- Seven hours before Friday's first pitch, seven hours before Manny Ramirez would either be hailed or booed, Joe Torre was stuck.

The first bizarre episode of what could be an eventful weekend took place on the eve of the Dodgers ' series opener at the San Diego Padres ' ballpark, as a couple of thousand bees swarmed the area in the outfield that Ramirez is expected to patrol tonight when he returns from a 50-game suspension for violating Baseball's drug policy.

"I've never looked forward to doing something more in my life than this interleague play," Cliff Floyd said.