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It’s late morning on a gloomy July day as Maggie Ethier opens the door of the cozy West Hollywood house where she lives with husband Andre, the Dodgers’ All-Star outfielder, and their nearly two-year-old son, Dreson. Just four weeks from delivering their second boy, Maggie offers that since the Dodgers are mid homestand, things are just now beginning to stir in the Ethier household.
By the time Andre gets home from a game, she says, it’s usually well after midnight, and then it takes a few hours for him to eat something, get in some face time with the little guy—a night owl who likes to wait up for his daddy—and wind down. This morning it’s a happy place: The night before, Andre smacked a home run in a Dodger win.
It’s been a challenging season for Ethier: He was leading the majors with a lofty .392 batting average and 38 RBIs when he broke his right pinkie during batting practice and missed 15 games. But he logged more fan votes than any other player for last month’s All-Star game in Anaheim and was able to start—in center field, not his typical right—for the National League, which won its first midsummer classic since 1996. While he hails from Phoenix, he has embraced the Los Angeles lifestyle in unexpected map of vegas hotels ways. We sit out back, in the barbecue and dining alcove of their small, grassy yard.
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I try to be up by 10, and that’s kind of an early wakeup call. Most guys on our team aren’t up until 11, 12, so that only gives them an hour of free time before they have to get to the field. I guess that’s an unfortunate part about playing here in L.A. You usually have to give yourself 30 minutes to an hour for commute time. I try to get lunch in by 12:30, and by 1:30 I’m heading over to the ball field. Then before every game—ever since I was in the minors—I
No, no. I don’t put the tuna on the bread. I put it on the side. I try to balance the protein and the carbs and everything. Tuna is one of the few meat proteins that’s still lean, and it leaves me with a satisfied feeling, not one where I eat something and I’m not going to feel right during the game. I’m not going to lie to you. Some of the food in the clubhouse that the guys like isn’t great. I mean, you’re talking curly fries, pizza, hot dogs—all kinds of crazy things that they put out there. Tuna and peanut butter and honey is probably one of the more health-conscious choices you can make in there.
“This is one thing I will brag about: I have some of the right friends in the restaurant business...Mario Batali loves baseball. I think I’m the only guy in town who gets takeout from Osteria Mozza.”
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Our media guys came up with the idea. It was working out well—I think a little too well, because they wanted me to start putting out more all the time. And it came to where I said I can’t be on a deadline here and keep putting these out. So I had to stop doing it.
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to the R.E. Guy. if you re under 18yrs old, then that commment should slide. BUT!!! if you re not then wow!!!, seriously? this is not the sports column, where is that comment coming from weirdo. leave Andre alone, punk ass!!!!
Andre Ethier is decked out in black on the cover of the current Los Angeles Times Magazine. Kobe Bryant was decked out in white in a previous issue. Is there a growing trend here to modelized athletic celebrities? What s next? Mark Sanchez decked out in gray on the fall cover issue?
What a fabulous guy...good looking, sexy and a professional baseball player. Not too many professional athletes have all these qualities. Regarding the comment by that moron R.E.Guy- all I will say is JEALOUSY is ugly!
Andre Ethier should map of vegas hotels focus more on winning games rather than getting decked out in Trendy gear. I am a Dodger Fan, not a Fashion map of vegas hotels fan, and he looks ridiculous in all these photos. I love how the reader is forced to read the price tags on all that garbage. Ivory cane? LOL, chest hair popping out LOL gold watches map of vegas hotels over $10,000 LOL Sissified isn t the right word, selling-out is the right phrase. Seriously, stick to baseball Ethier, Not GQ magazine or whatever they were going for in the style section of LA times. Seriously, I love the Dodgers, I love Ethier as a player map of vegas hotels (he s on my fantasy team) but really? Those pictures are ridiculous and hideous, take some pictures with some traditional Dodger gear, not this Yuppy trendster faux-paux crap. Utter Crap pictures, embarassing to LA
Great interview! Andre is a very candid and relaxed man, which is a relief to see in a world full of pompous, conceited athletes. He has strong morals map of vegas hotels and values that are truly admirable. Without a doubt, he s the type of athlete that young children need to look up to. The Dodgers should be very fortunate to have a class act like Andre. God Bless the Ethier family!
If you don t care to see Andre posing for the photos why are you spending so much time analyzing them. I don t care to see him in those photos, so I just glanced at them for a second as I scrolled down to the very interesting article. I couldn map of vegas hotels t tell you what he s wearing in the photos, but I could tell about some of the interesting tid bits I learned about the life of a Dodger. If the guy wants to have fun with the photography so what. Let him have some fun without knocking him.
Wow galaxy, you have to be one of the sorriest dodger map of vegas hotels fan s ever to trash a classy dodger player for giving others insight into his personal life. What does this article have to do with what Andre does on the field. If you want to see him in his dodger gear talking baseball go pick up a dodger magazine at the stadium moron. If you were a true dodger fan than you would know that no one in a dodger uniform tries harder to win on that field than Andre, period!! Your comment is embarrassing to dodger fans and people with good taste in general.
Who are the stylists for these ridiculous photo shoots?? They should be fired immediately. They suck. They don t know how to style athletes. This one sucks. The Kobe Bryant one sucked. Come on LA Times Magazine, I can t be the only one that thinks they suck. Everyone map of vegas hotels responsible for allowing these pictures to be published should be fired.
Being an Ethier fan, I think it s great that he has a sense of humor - which he has to have to wear some of those get ups... but honestly, he s a good looking guy and can easily get away with most of the looks if he wanted to. I see no problem featuring LA sports figures as fashion models for a day. We have to endure countless over botoxed actresses... how much better is it to read about a seemingly nice married guy who s done well in his career with the Dodgers! map of vegas hotels A good deal of female Dodger fans love him... AND he s a great player! I wish him and his family all the best and heck of a lot more home runs for LAD!!!
map of vegas hotels Rich man enjoys nice clothes, nice neighborhood, and nice food. That interview was less than scintillating though I gather the page views aren t coming from Ethier s words. Except for the third one, which may be the ugliest thing I ve ever seen, the pictures are far less ridiculo