It must be blue-collar Midwestern roots that have manager Don Mattingly looking forward more to the umpire's “Play ball” than the glitz and glamor that will precede it at Tuesday's Dodgers home opener.

It must be blue-collar Midwestern roots that have manager Don Mattingly looking forward more to the umpire's “Play ball” than the glitz and glamor that will precede it at Tuesday's Dodgers home opener.

It must be blue-collar Midwestern roots that have manager Don Mattingly looking forward more to the umpire's “Play ball” than the glitz and glamor that will precede it at Tuesday's Dodgers home opener.

It must be blue-collar Midwestern roots that have manager Don Mattingly looking forward more to the umpire's “Play ball” than the glitz and glamor that will precede it at Tuesday's Dodgers home opener.

It must be blue-collar Midwestern roots that have manager Don Mattingly looking forward more to the umpire's “Play ball” than the glitz and glamor that will precede it at Tuesday's Dodgers home opener.