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The last couple years, he began to get more sentimental about the journey. He thinks about the five division titles, what the lockers used to look like, the black and white photos of legends past and the clip of Tommy Lasorda after the Dodgers won the World Series.

He got to be out at the stadium again Friday, saying one final goodbye to the teammates and the fans he spent his life with the past 12 seasons. In a pregame retirement ceremony, Ethier thanked the fans for taking him in. Clips played of former general manager Ned Colletti and former manager Joe Torre wishing Ethier the best. Throughout the game, more clips played on DodgerVision of players wishing Ethier farewell.

His long-time former teammates — Kemp, Kershaw and Kenley Jansen — all said a word. There was a point Ethier considered not having the ceremony, but he felt it was right for the fans and his family to provide them closure. As he held his press conference, his two oldest kids sat to his right.

His celebrated the birth of his fourth child this past winter. In addition to having more time to golf and play tennis, he finally has time to go over class assignments with his kids, which he enjoys. A part of him does still wish he were playing. Running on contact with two out, Derek Fisher was already passing third base when Ethier fielded the ball.

Fisher beat the two-hop throw home, ending a game in which the Dodgers gave Houston everything they had, only for Houston to give it right back. We played unbelievably; those guys really played unbelievably.

With the series moving back in Los Angeles, the Dodgers won Game 6, setting up the winner-take-all Game 7. The Dodgers fell behind early, but by putting seven baserunners on base in their first three innings, kindled hope in the dugout of one final comeback.

The World Series ended. Houston was the talk of baseball. The Dodgers tried to make sense of how close they came to their long-awaited parade, and Ethier entered the offseason planning to play somewhere in the majors in And playing in L. I just knew for me, I was ready to move on to the next chapter in my life and not delay it any longer. Fortunately, Ethier has taken to retirement, with all the family time and freedom that comes with it.

He has not been a stranger as far as the Dodgers are concerned — he visits with the team when they come to Arizona and has even taken batting practice hitter with them. Once again, he will be stopping by Camelback Ranch on several days during Spring Training this year. On more than a few mornings, Ethier wakes up convinced he could still hit big-league pitching. But by the afternoon, a sore muscle here or there will remind him of the physical toll it would take to play. The memories Ethier took away from the game are numerous, perhaps none greater in his mind than the opportunity to play on the same field opposite his childhood hero, Ken Griffey Jr.

While Ethier and Kemp were great players in their day, I am not sure what they could add now. The ability to hit does not always translate into coaching skills. In fact, many hitting and pitching coaches were only OK as players. If they are interested, it would be up to the front office to determine if they could play a coaching role, either in LA, or at one of their minor league teams. Sadly the club can wait on bellingers bat Luckily they can afford to.

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