Crowd control: Before near no-hitter, fans stay away

Jon Weisman/ESPNLosAngeles.comDodger Stadium at the first pitch.Jon Weisman/ESPNLosAngeles.comScene minutes earlier at the corner of Sunset and Elysian ParkThe crowd Saturday at the first fan-organized protest against Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt might have been small, though nothing felt as sparse as the inside of Dodger Stadium.About 75 people gathered at the southeast corner of Sunset Blvd. and Elysian Park Ave., down the hill from the ballpark, in the hour before Saturday's Dodgers-San Diego Padres game for the "We Take Our Team Back" demonstration, designed to draw more attention to the frustration a number of Dodger fans have with the team ownership situation.That turnout was less than organizer Roger Arrieta of West Covina, Calif., anticipated, but perhaps reflected a