Former Dodgers greats Orel Hershiser and Steve Garvey are leading an ownership group that is serious about purchasing the team. Hershiser recently shot down skepticism about the seriousness and strength of their bid. "I'm as serious as my heart beats," Hershiser said. "The next step in the process is to be approved by baseball to bid on the team. We think with the people we have in place and the assets we have in place, we will be a serious contender." Hershiser said the group's financial backers prefer to remain in the background at this point.