Kelvin Kuo/US PresswireJohn ElyThe setup: Last year's rookie darling, at least before his pinpoint control abandoned him midway through the 2010 season, Ely was believed to hold enough usefulness that, amid a seeming lack of alternatives, he figured to be the first minor-league pitcher the Dodgers would turn to in 2011 if anything happened to Clayton Kershaw, Chad Billingsley, Hiroki Kuroda, Ted Lilly or Jon Garland.The closeup: As soon as April 10, the ninth game of the season, the Dodgers did turn to Ely, because Garland hadn't yet recovered from his Spring Training oblique injury. And Ely was one strike away from a quality start, having allowed two runs in 5 2/3 innings, when he then walked San Diego's Ryan Ludwick and then gave up a home run to Nick Hundley. If the Dodgers