It’s hard to believe the final homestand of the season is here, and while it’s depressing that the Dodgers are completely out of the race, there are several entertaining sub-plots for these last three games against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
On Friday night, Torre will hand the managerial reins over to Brad Ausmus, perhaps in a nod to a future career. Ausmus also gets to choose his coaching staff from the players on the team, so that should be entertaining. As Ken Gurnick’s article indicates, Ausmus has the demeanor and intelect to be a ptentially great manager. I’m actually really looking forward to tonight’s game.
In addition, if you follow the Dodgers official Twitter feed, @DodgertownUSA, you can win autographed baseballs throughout the final homestand (also known as Fan Appreciation Weekend). There will also be fireworks on the field following the game.
On Saturday night, the Dodgers will honor Rubby De La Rosa and Gerry Sands as their 2010 Branc...
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