Years ago, someone asked Houston Astros manager Phil Garner why he was playing Brad Ausmus so frequently at catcher."I have to keep him playing, because if he starts managing he'll be better than me," Garner said.The Dodgers have one of those kinds of players in their clubhouse, as well, and it might not be a coincidence that Ausmus was, quite possibly, his most important mentor. A.J. Ellis might not have gotten this major league opportunity if Ausmus hadn't been hit with a back injury when he was a backup catcher for the Dodgers in 2009 and 2010.