Dodger Minor League pitcher Angel Guzman has been suspended for 50 games for a second violation of the Minor League drug prevention and treatment program for a drug of abuse, the commissioner’s office announced on Friday. According to ESPN’s Tony Jackson, the term “drug of abuse” usually refers to a narcotic, something different from a […]
(Read More)Archive for April, 2012
Down on the Farm – Angel Guzman Suspended for Violating MiLB Drug Policy
April 20th, 2012 at 5:17 pm 
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Dodgers to Join Bank of America at ‘Habitat for Humanity’ Build on Tuesday
April 20th, 2012 at 12:05 pm by Ron Cervenka Dodger players and alumni will join Bank of America to help Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles rehabilitate a dilapidated home in Lynwood on Tuesday, April 24, 2012. This will be the Dodgers’ second Habitat build this year, as Dodger players helped rebuild a different Lynwood home as part of the team’s 2012 Community […]
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I Saw This One Coming and Enjoyed Every Minute of It!
April 20th, 2012 at 8:53 am by Ron Cervenka It was March 10, 2010 and an unusually cool morning for Phoenix at this time of year. My good friend Gary Smith and I had wandered away from the hustle and bustle of the Major League spring training practice fields at the one-year-old Camelback Ranch facility in Glendale, Arizona and we headed towards the Minor […]
(Read More)Something’s Up – Eovaldi Pulled After One Inning in Chattanooga
April 20th, 2012 at 8:11 am by Ron Cervenka Dodger pitcher Nathan Eovaldi started Thursday night’s Double-A game in Chattanooga against the Birmingham Barons but was pulled after pitching only one inning in spite of giving up no runs on one hit with one strikeout. The reason for this is not being discussed and according to Tweets received from Lookouts beat writer Tyler Brown, […]
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2012 Dodgers Home Opener – Déjà vu of 62
April 19th, 2012 at 9:46 pm by Ron Cervenka As has become a tradition in Los Angeles, the 2012 Dodgers Home Opener was yet again a spectacular event, but this year’s version was even far more incredible as it also marked the 50th anniversary of the Grand Opening of Dodger Stadium, now the third oldest stadium in Major League Baseball. In addition to the […]
(Read More)Aaron Harang Gets the Win but Credit Jerry Hairston Jr. with the Save
April 19th, 2012 at 3:36 pm by Ron Cervenka On the same day that saw Dodger third baseman Juan Uribe likely headed to the DL, his replacement, utility infielder Jerry Hariston Jr. made what was arguably one of the best defensive plays of the young season to save the potential tying run from scoring in the 8th inning and preserving a 4-3 lead and […]
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What’s With the Red Number on the Front?
April 18th, 2012 at 6:00 am by Evan Bladh Is there anything as close to the American flag as the Dodger uniform? It just has “good guys” written all over it. Almost as much as orange and black lettering on a vanilla background says “bad guys” all over it. Can there ever be any confusion about this? I can’t understand the thought process that would […]
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Walks Kill You
April 17th, 2012 at 9:40 pm by Ron Cervenka I was maybe six years old the first time I heard my Dad say it – “Walks kill you.” He was, of course, referring to the base on balls type of walks, not those intended to help you live longer. Throughout my Little League career and into American Legion ball, he must have said it a thousand […]
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A.J. Ellis’ Ship is About to Sail and it’s Not the Titanic
April 17th, 2012 at 7:55 pm by Ron Cervenka April 15, 2012 marked the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic after it struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York City. And though 1,514 souls perished on that fateful and tragic night, it could have or even should have been 1,515. As […]
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A Partnership is Born
April 17th, 2012 at 7:21 pm by Evan Bladh I got the call at 7:00 AM on Sunday morning, March 4, 2012. It was Ron Cervenka from the ThinkBlueLA.com forum calling from Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona. I knew that Ron was already at Spring Training even though the first official Dodger Spring Training game was still a day away. I knew this because […]
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