Victory Knot in Your Stomach

• From a Dodgers press release about new food choices at Dodger Stadium this year:

  A new item is the Victory Knot, an extreme take on the traditional soft pretzel. Enough to feed about four hungry fans, this giant pretzel is made with two pounds of dough, topped with sea salt and served with three dipping sauces – chipotle honey mustard, sweet cinnamon crème and beer cheese – in a full-size pizza box. The Victory Knot is available at California Pizza Kitchen stands

  Due to overwhelming fan demand, including a Facebook group dedicated to the subject, the spicy Picante Dog will be reintroduced to the menu throughout Dodger Stadium.

  Levy Restaurants continues to offer lighter, nutritious options for fans at the three Kaiser Permanente Healthy Plate Carts. The menus are expanding this year to include new items like the Curried Chicken Lettuce Wraps served with radish, cucumber, cottage cheese and cherry tomatoes; Spicy Shrimp Cocktail, a refreshing gazpacho-like dish; Fresh Fruit Salad using only fruits that are in season; Greek Salad made with basil, feta cheese, tomatoes and red onions with low-fat balsamic vinaigrette; assorted sushi including California rolls, spicy tuna rolls and cucumber rolls; and a turkey sandwich served on whole wheat with avocado. Gluten-free beer and snacks will also be available at the Kaiser Permanente Healthy Plate Carts

• Via Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness comes this excellent statistical breakdown of Mr. Burns' all-ringer team. How good was the Springfield Power Plant team? (Masters of WAR)
• Congratulations to Fernando Valenzuela and James Worthy on being named "Treasures of Los Angeles." Valenzuela to be hailed as 'Treasure of LA' (Dodgers.com)
• Why Andre Ethier has been out the past few days: Torre being cautious with Ethier's ankle (Ken Gurnick, Dodgers.com)

  And from @dylanohernandez:

  Joe Torre said Andre Ethier is unlikely to play this weekend.

1: Creative Loafing; 2: Metblogs Seattle; 3: Spike Johnson, Dallas Observer