TMZ Sports has learned ... Hanley dropped around $550k for a white 2014 Lamborghini Aventador -- but wanted to make it stand out ... so he went to The Auto Firm in Miami and upgraded the exhaust to one that spits flames.
(pic via Hanley in instagram)
My attachment to the Kansas City Royals doesn't come from living in the Midwest or because their colors are similar to the Dodgers or because I want the Giants to lose when the World Series starts. It's not even because I remember the Royals' victory in the '85 Series. No, my attachment began in 1976 when the Royals took on the Yankees and were demoralized by Chris Chambliss' home run off of Mark Littell.
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Maggie (Germaine) Ethier was one of the most successful gymnasts in ASU history. She achieved All-American status in 2001 on the vault and again in 2003 for floor exercise. She also received first-team All-Pac-10 Conference accolades on the floor and in the all-around in 2003. She scored nine perfect 10.0s in her career, the most in Arizona State history—including two on the vault, one on the beam, and six on the floor. In 2004 alone, she recorded five perfect scores. In 2003, Ethier posted the second-highest all-around score in ASU history, a 39.775 versus UCLA. She was also a three-time Pac-10 All-Academic honoree. Overall, Ethier posted seven of the top-18 all-time all-around scores in Sun Devil history.They are the first husband and wife team ever inducted into the Sun Devils Hall of Fame.
Friedman said that Don Mattingly is his guy behind the bench for 2015, and guess what? There's nothing earth-shattering about that announcement. Management (Kasten and the boys) have given Donnie their approval and no amount of screaming from the gallery changes that position. For better or worse he is our manager, and believe it or not Donnie was better behind the bench than most fans give him credit for.
Do I think Joe Maddon will come to the Dodgers? No, I do not. Not that I don't like the guy. I think he'd make a fine manager in Blue. I just don't believe Friedman would actively lobby for him; thereby destroying his relationships in Tampa Bay and breaking league rules for tampering.
The Dodgers will focus on the farm system and Friedman is an ideal candidate to head that process. This part of the grand Dodger plan is nothing new. Stan Kasten has spoken frequently about this phase of the Dodgers rebuild, so anybody who is surprised that the Dodgers will effectively cease being a free agent buyer hasn't been paying attention. Also, anyone who thinks we should trade our young farmhands for aging veterans isn't paying attention either.
We are about to embark on a new Dodger era, and I am excited to see what happens. I am excited to see how our prospects do, and I look forward to see how they transition the old with the new. These next few months and years are going to be fascinating.
Byrnes is viewed as a strong possibility to get the coveted job, as sources familiar with the situation say his experience is viewed as a plus for a storied, big-market team with heavy media coverage and add that his philosophy aligns with that of Friedman. The pair are also said to be fairly close, though a prior relationship had been less than obvious.
Fans want players that work. They r all working, got to see w/my own eyes. Adrian Gonzalez working out in the Dodger Stadium gym right now.
— David Vassegh (@THEREAL_DV) October 17, 2014
