Extra! Extra! (5.26)

Thursday was a nice little day off, but Friday means back to bidness for the Dodgers, who are in our nation's fine capital today for a three-game series against the Washington Nationals. For the record, the team took a plane to D.C., but given the practice they've had so far this season, they're more than qualified to have walked there. Come to think of it, sprinting probably wouldn't have been out of the question, but you probably wanna expend your energy on the field, as opposed to the commute. Of course, with so many rookies kicking booty in the spotlight at the moment, a forced cross-country run would have been the ultimate in humbling hazing. Especially for this Andre Ethier character, who's now sending mini-mart employees into tizzies upon the sight of him. The success of the team's young pups in The Show, to say nothing of the dudes who'll get the call soon enough, is exactly why Ned Colletti's not losing sleep over Luke Hochevar's hold out. Big basket. Room for a lotta eggs.

Some cool details about baseball's techie side.

The Daily News' Steve Dilbeck is rooting hard for Barry to hit 715.