LOS ANGELES – Standing late Tuesday night at an elevator door down the hall from his friends and teammates, his last hours with the Los Angeles Dodger likely just ahead of him, Juan Uribe said that, yes, he'd miss this. They like to call it a business, this game, because it tears away the silly emotions that make leaving a pleasant place so unpleasant.
He was pretty sure he'd been traded to the Atlanta Braves, after four seasons and a couple months as a Dodger. He'd been told to expect final word Tuesday night or Wednesday morning, he said.