TSN: Q&A: Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier

SN: It’s easy to look at your team, with the addition of a hitter like Ramirez, and say you’re the N.L. West favorite. But the Diamondbacks have spent much of the year in first place. What makes them so dangerous?

ETHIER: They have that pitching that’s unbelievable. They have those two front-line starters (Brandon Webb and Dan Haren), and Randy Johnson’s really been coming on lately. Everybody knows they have the good pitching; that can carry you a long way. It’s a circumstance where we can get more comfortable facing those guys—just from seeing them more—but they’re still able to execute and dominate. I think over time, we’ll eventually catch up to those three guys, but they’re still on the top of their game and it’s tough to face a team like that.

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