As the dust has started to settle on the Andre Ethier Fallout II, the organization has been very tight-lipped. I tried to talk with head trainer Stan Conte to get the specifics of Ethier’s knee injury. Usually very forthcoming about players’ injuries, Conte told me, “I don’t know if I can say much about Ethier.” more ›

Looking up and down the injury lists of Major League Baseball the word “oblique” is as omnipresent as the word “the.” Today the Tampa Bay Rays’ third baseman Evan Longoria and the Atlanta Braves’ starting pitcher Jair Jurrjens were placed on the 15-day disabled list with oblique strains. The Dodgers have both starting pitcher Jon Garland and catcher Dioner Navarro on the disabled list with oblique injuries of their own while the Angels have shortstop Erick Aybar day-to-day with a stiff side and third baseman Freddy Sandoval on the disabled list with an oblique strain. more ›

Can someone please tell Dodger’s head athletic trainer Stan Conte to make sure Prozac takes his meds before he pitches? more ›