The 2026 Dodgers team is one of the best to ever to play the game, with the very real opportunity to be the all-time best. Fans are well aware of the team’s star power, with future first-ballot Hall of Famers Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, and Shohei Ohtani leading the way. But what about the next […]
(Read More)No Excuses
Although it has long been known, understood, and accepted that any baseball team can beat any other baseball team on any given day, there are some losses which, quite frankly, are unacceptable and inexcusable. Such was the case in Saturday’s ugly 4-3 loss by the NL West first-place Los Angeles Dodgers loss to the NL […]
The New Babe
It’s one of those things that every Dodger fan – and Shohei Ohtani fan – should be aware of: Here’s the line score and Dodgers pitching stats from of Wednesday’s game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets at Dodger Stadium: And then there’s this: Play Ball! * * * * * *
A Day of Firsts
Long time followers of ThinkBlueLA.com know that we always attempt to keep things objective (based on actual facts and statistics) rather than subjective (based on personal knowledge and experiences), although this is sometimes difficult to do as lifelong, through and through, born and bred, die-hard Dodger fan. Today it gets personal. Lovingly personal. Among the […]
Have (Another) Night, Max Muncy!
There is an exceptionally good chance that the 53,675 on-hand at Dodger Stadium for Friday night’s interleague game between the National League West first-place Los Angeles Dodgers and the American League West first-place Texas Rangers witnesses the single most exciting game of their respective lives – especially for those sporting Dodger Blue. They witnessed 35-year-old […]
“It ain’t over till it’s over”
It is a saying coined many years ago by lovable and immortal Hall of Famer Yogi Berra: “It ain’t over till it’s over.” Truer words have never been spoken, as proven by the 2026 Los Angeles Dodgers, who have seemingly made a habit of pulling a rabbit out of their respective hats in the very late […]
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No Excuses
April 19th, 2026 at 7:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka Although it has long been known, understood, and accepted that any baseball team can beat any other baseball team on any given day, there are some losses which, quite frankly, are unacceptable and inexcusable. Such was the case in Saturday’s ugly 4-3 loss by the NL West first-place Los Angeles Dodgers loss to the NL […]
(Read More) The New Babe
April 16th, 2026 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka It’s one of those things that every Dodger fan – and Shohei Ohtani fan – should be aware of: Here’s the line score and Dodgers pitching stats from of Wednesday’s game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets at Dodger Stadium: And then there’s this: Play Ball! * * * * * *
(Read More) A Day of Firsts
April 13th, 2026 at 8:45 am by Ron Cervenka Long time followers of ThinkBlueLA.com know that we always attempt to keep things objective (based on actual facts and statistics) rather than subjective (based on personal knowledge and experiences), although this is sometimes difficult to do as lifelong, through and through, born and bred, die-hard Dodger fan. Today it gets personal. Lovingly personal. Among the […]
(Read More) Have (Another) Night, Max Muncy!
April 11th, 2026 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka There is an exceptionally good chance that the 53,675 on-hand at Dodger Stadium for Friday night’s interleague game between the National League West first-place Los Angeles Dodgers and the American League West first-place Texas Rangers witnesses the single most exciting game of their respective lives – especially for those sporting Dodger Blue. They witnessed 35-year-old […]
(Read More) “It ain’t over till it’s over”
April 6th, 2026 at 7:30 am by Ron Cervenka It is a saying coined many years ago by lovable and immortal Hall of Famer Yogi Berra: “It ain’t over till it’s over.” Truer words have never been spoken, as proven by the 2026 Los Angeles Dodgers, who have seemingly made a habit of pulling a rabbit out of their respective hats in the very late […]
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The ‘Other’ Huge At-Bat
March 29th, 2026 at 7:00 am by Ron Cervenka Saturday’s exciting come-from-behind 3-2 Dodgers win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in front of a sold-out Dodger Stadium crowd of 53,340 to complete a three-game sweep of their division rivals to kick off the 2026 regular season will forever be remembered for Dodgers catcher Will Smith‘s dramatic bottom-of-the-eighth-inning, two-out, seven-pitch, 414-foot home run to center field […]
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Now They Count!
March 25th, 2026 at 7:00 am by Ron Cervenka There is nothing like an Opening Day flyover at Dodger Stadium! (Aerial Photo Credit – Mark Holtzman) No more “Meaningless Spring Training Games.” Now they count! The Dodgers will square off against the division-rival Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium on Thursday, March 26, 2026 in their 2026 season-opener, with first-pitch slated for 5:30 p.m. local […]
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River Ryan ROY?
March 24th, 2026 at 7:00 am by Jesse Pearce Outfielder Cody Bellinger (2017) and shortstop Corey Seager (2016) were the most recent Dodgers position players to receive the National League Rookie of the Year award. Since the award was initiated in 1947, eighteen Dodgers have been recognized as ROY; ten position players, starting with the first recipient Jackie Robinson (for whom the prestigious award […]
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Spring Training Thoughts
March 14th, 2026 at 10:30 am by Jesse Pearce The 2026 Dodgers are a team of All Stars going through the Spring Training grind as they ready themselves for the rigors of the 162-game regular season. This is a group of veterans who understand what it takes to be World Champions and they are committed to winning the Commissioner’s Trophy for a third consecutive […]
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