A labor battle is officially brewing in Major League Baseball. And the Dodgers –– surprise, surprise –– are getting caught in the middle of the mayhem. Over the coming months, there will be a narrative-flinging rock fight between the league and the players’ union. A prolonged tug-of-war for the hearts and minds of fans over the owners’ recent proposal for a hard salary cap , and the union’s staunch stance against it.  In the center of the crossfire, of course, will be the Dodgers. No other team