The Best Team Money Can Buy: The Los Angeles Dodgers' Wild Struggle to Build a Baseball Powerhouse (46 page)

awards of,
214

comparisons between Ethier and,
131
–32

contracts of,
58
,
294
n

first day and at-bat with Dodgers of,
58
–60

injuries of,
118
–19,
125
,
129
,
298
n

Kemp and,
125

NLCS and,
220
–23,
226
,
230
–32

NLDS and,
214
–15

Puig and,
157
,
199
,
202
,
207
,
231
,
241
,
248
,
258

during regular season,
81
,
92
–93,
118
–19,
129
,
131
–32,
152
,
157
,
177
,
197
,
199
,
202
,
207
,
223
,
241
,
248
,
257
–58,
260
,
276
–77

trades and,
48
–54,
57
–59,
89
,
119
,
231
,
269

Gonzalez, Fredi,
210
–11,
216

Gonzalez, Luis,
182
–84

Gordon, Dee,
221
,
245
,
255
–56,
271

Greenberg, Chuck,
286
n

Gregerson, Luke,
111

Greinke, Zack,
87
,
102
–13,
297
n

anxiety of,
106
–8,
112
,
221
,
230
,
296
n

awards and honors of,
66
,
105
,
107
,
210
,
296
n

on bathroom hygiene,
201

beaning of,
170
–71

brawls and,
110
–11,
113
,
115
,
117
,
156
,
165
,
170
,
175
,
184
,
258
,
301
n

childhood of,
105
–6

Colletti and,
105
,
160
,
296
n

contract of,
66
–67,
89
,
160
,
209
,
294
n

drafting of,
105

Ellis and,
102
–3

finances of,
108
–9,
296
n

game planning of,
69

hitting Quentin and,
102
,
104
,
109
–12,
165

on Honeycutt,
98

illnesses of,
106
–7

injuries of,
89
–90,
110
–11,
113
,
115
–18,
128
,
156
,
175

Kershaw and,
105
,
112

Mattingly and,
89
–91,
230

nickname of,
112

NLCS and,
218
,
220
–21,
228
–31

NLDS and,
209
–10,
221
,
260
–63

Puig and,
156
–57,
201
–2

during regular season,
89
–91,
102
–6,
109
–13,
128
,
156
,
170
–71,
175
,
177
,
195
–96,
201
,
230
,
245
,
250
,
258
,
292
n
,
301
n

retirement and,
106
,
109

on talking to reporters,
102
,
295
n
–96
n

in walking away from baseball,
106
–7

Grichuk, Randal,
261

Griffey, Ken, Jr.,
124
–25

Guerra, Javy,
148

Guerrero, Alex,
245

Guerrier, Matt,
111
,
178

Guggenheim Partners,
13
–15,
47
,
89
,
119

Colletti and,
39
,
139
,
268

and competing with Lakers,
15

Dodgers’ acquisition and,
13
,
29
–33,
124
,
283
n

Dodgers’ finances and,
7
,
39
,
63
,
125
,
127
,
139
,
142
–43,
265
,
284
n

Dodger Stadium renovation and,
14
–15

Mattingly and,
92

NLDS and,
211

players’ contracts and,
7
,
116
,
188
,
284
n

Puig and,
141
–44

Gyorko, Jedd,
161

Hairston, Jerry, Jr.,
84
,
137
,
152

Hall, Derrick,
202

Hamels, Cole,
69
,
294
n

Hanwha Eagles,
116

Harang, Aaron,
87
,
116
,
172

Haren, Dan,
245
,
271

Harvey, Matt,
197

Henderson, Judy,
121

Henderson, Rickey,
95
,
194

Henry, John,
18
–19

Gonzalez and,
50
–53

Red Sox acquired by,
18
,
32

Hernandez, Ramon,
116
,
152
,
172
–73,
178

Hershiser, Orel,
169

Heyward, Jason,
208
,
210
–11,
216

Hillman, Trey,
237
,
295
n

gossip about,
176

Mattingly and,
100
–102,
127

Hinske, Eric,
170

Hochevar, Luke,
75

Holliday, Matt,
229
,
234
,
261
,
263

Honeycutt, Rick,
69
,
98

Houston Astros,
41
,
123
,
135
–36,
176
,
268

comparisons between Dodgers and,
33
–34,
137
,
194

during regular season,
156

sale of,
29
–30,
33
–34

Howell, J. P.:

brawls and,
88
,
170
,
258

NLDS and,
263

during regular season,
196
,
258
–60

Hunsicker, Gerry,
175
–76,
299
n

Ingram, Jeff,
18

Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
27
,
32

Jackson, Samuel L.,
192
–93

Jansen, Kenley,
88

finances of,
167
,
301
n

injuries of,
276

named closer,
167
,
177

NLCS and,
216
–17,
229

NLDS and,
262
–63

during regular season,
160
–61,
165
–67,
171
,
177
,
185
,
190
,
196
,
199
–200,
259
,
276

Jarrin, Jaime,
16
,
282
n

Jay-Z,
192
–93

Johnson, Calvin,
286
n

Johnson, Chris,
214
–15

Johnson, Earvin “Magic,”
15
,
192

Dodgers’ acquisition and,
28
–31

Dodgers’ celebration and,
202
–3

Kasten’s relationship with,
28
,
286
n

Kemp and,
124
,
127

Kershaw and,
7
,
79

NLCS and,
218

Puig and,
164

World Series and,
203

Johnson, Elliot,
210

Johnson, Josh,
59
–60

Johnson, Reed,
210
–11

Jones, Chipper,
163

Jones, Joshua,
298
n

Jordan, Michael,
6
,
145
,
224

Kansas City Royals,
75
,
85
,
100

attendance statistics of,
108

Greinke and,
105
–8

in World Series,
260
,
272

Kasten, Stan,
46
–53,
119
,
256
,
297
n

Braves and,
28
,
46
–47

Colletti and,
40
,
48
–49,
115
,
139
,
267

Dodgers’ acquisition and,
28
–31,
33

Dodgers’ farm system and,
46
–47

Dodgers’ finances and,
46
,
50
,
136

Dodger Stadium renovation and,
14

Friedman and,
269
–70

Gonzalez and,
48
–53,
58

Greinke and,
108

Johnson’s relationship with,
28
,
286
n

Kershaw and,
79
,
171
–72

Mattingly and,
48
,
172
,
175
–76,
203
,
237
,
275

NLDS and,
206

opening day roster and,
88

players’ contracts and,
46
,
79
,
144
,
171
–72,
179

Puig and,
143
–44,
150
,
162
,
179
,
203
,
270

Ramirez and,
187

and Walter’s dealings with press,
35

Walter’s relationship with,
46
–48,
50
–51,
53

Kelly, Joe,
218
,
220

Kemp, Matt,
21
,
119
–31,
271
–73,
288
n

awards and honors of,
43
–44,
122
,
124
,
257

benching of,
247
–48,
251

brawls and,
110
,
120

celebrations and,
202
,
303
n

childhood and adolescence of,
121
–22

Colletti and,
43
–45,
120
,
123
–24,
272

comparisons between Ethier and,
133

contract of,
120
–22,
124
,
207
,
253
,
273
,
294
n

drafting of,
119
,
121
,
294
n

Greinke and,
110
–11

injuries of,
93
,
120
,
125
–26,
129
,
133
,
148
–50,
152
,
172
,
179
,
190
–91,
203
,
206
,
220
,
244
–47,
250
–51,
256
–57,
273

Johnson and,
124
,
127

Mattingly and,
45
,
120
–21,
123
–25,
133
,
149
,
203
,
237
,
247
–50,
255
–56,
258

nickname of,
121

NLCS and,
228

NLDS and,
206
–7,
260
,
263

Padres and,
272
–73,
278
–79

physical appearance of,
121
–22

Puig and,
190
,
206
–7,
248
,
257
–58,
272

race and,
121

Ramirez and,
247

during regular season,
84
,
92
–93,
99
,
110
–12,
119
–20,
122
–29,
131
,
133
,
148
–49,
164
–65,
190
–91,
203
,
207
,
246
–51,
253
,
255
–58,
278
–79

returns of,
190
–91,
202
–3,
246
,
250
–51

sick children and,
123
,
297
n
–98
n

Torre and,
44
,
120
,
123
,
180

trading and,
192
,
272
–73

Uribe and,
84
,
164
–65,
249

Kendrick, Howie,
192
,
271
–72

during regular season,
278
–79

Kennedy, Ian,
169
–70,
183
–84

Kent, Jeff,
39
–40,
83
,
288
n

Kershaw, Chris,
71
–74

Kershaw, Clayton,
1
–11,
61
–79,
87
,
119

awards and honors of,
2
,
9
,
62
,
67
,
74
,
77
,
105
,
233
,
237
,
252
,
278
,
296
n