why justin turner is my favorite baseball player

Monday was an interesting off day. The Dodgers didn’t have a formal workout, though some players did show up to Dodger Stadium to get some work in. 

The first question during a conference call with Turner was asking him why he hugged Marie, the elevator operator at Dodger Stadium.

“I hug her because she's a nice person, and she's in there every day. She takes us up and down the elevator,” Turner explained. “It's not a superstitious thing, or about winning or losing. It's because she's a wonderful human being and we enjoy seeing her every day.

“She's as much a part of the team as anyone else here. I try to treat everyone around here with just as much respect as I would treat Dave Roberts.”