The group interested in purchasing the Dodgers, led by Steve Garvey and Orel Hershiser, hasn't yet revealed details about who their financial backers are except to say that they have them. Thursday afternoon, in his first public comments since Dodgers owner Frank McCourt announced that he would put the team up for sale via an auction in bankruptcy court, Hershiser shot down skepticism about the seriousness and strength of their bid. "I'm as serious as my heart beats," Hershiser told ESPNLosAngeles.com.