Dodgers Weekly: Tejada on Utley, 1 Really Bad Contract

We’re launching a weekly recap of the best stories and news from around Dodgers coverage. This week was surprisingly jam-packed for the Dodgers considering it was during the World Series and they weren’t participating.

Dodgers Nation 

• Ruben Tejada is trying to get past Chase Utley’s slide but understandably having  some trouble.
• Vin Scully spoke on Thursday about coming back in 2016 and the current state of the Dodgers. He was great, as usual.
• We profiled Dave Martinez: another leading candidate to be the next Dodgers manager.

Dodgers Local | Blog

• Dodgers Digest gave their take on Darin Erstad as a candidate. 
• Did the Miami Marlins tamper with the Dodgers in their hiring Don Mattingly? Steve Billbeck of the LA Times wonders whether the Dodgers think so.
• Kevin Modesti of the Los Angeles Daily news wrote a really interesting article about what would happen if we elected presidents the same way managers are hired.

Dodgers National

• Mark Saxon has been profiling the Dodgers’ managerial candidates. Here he is on Gabe Kapler and Tim Wallach.
• ESPN listed Manny Ramirez as one of the 20 worst contracts in sports history.