The Dodgers have announced the signing of first-round draft pick Corey Seager. The 18-year old Northwest Cabarrus High School (Concord, NC) shortstop will take batting practice with Manager Don Mattingly, tour Dodger Stadium and be introduced to the crowd prior to Saturday afternoon’s game against the New York Mets. Seager, a 6-foot-4, 205-pounder, batted .519 with […]
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Gordon Receives Personal Tutoring from one of the Game’s Best
June 30th, 2012 at 12:04 pm 
by Ron Cervenka Several years ago there was a very clever (and funny) DHL television commercial that made light of former MLB veteran center fielder Kenny Lofton being traded so often that nobody, not even DHL, knew exactly where to ship his gear to next. And even though Lofton never actually appeared in the commercial (except in a […]
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The Hole
June 29th, 2012 at 9:52 am by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers recent fall from grace has affected differed people in different ways in the blogging world. Some folks have vanished into the woodwork, what I call the “Thumper mentality” (you remember Thumper – that cute little rabbit in Bambi?). Thumper said “If you can’t say something nice… don’t say nothing at all.” Rather than […]
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It’s Time for Stan Kasten & Ned Colletti to Pull the Trigger
June 28th, 2012 at 7:35 am by Ron Cervenka Talk is cheap. It’s easy for new Dodger president and CEO Stan Kasten to say that he and the rest of the new Guggenheim Baseball Management Group want to build a championship Dodger team and that they have the resources (money) to do so, but it’s an entirely different matter to actually go out and do it. […]
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Swing Time
June 27th, 2012 at 9:58 am by Ron Cervenka Having lived in Southern California my entire life, I have visited nearly all of its popular attractions a number of times. Granted, I don’t get to Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm (except for an occasional chicken dinner) or Magic Mountain nearly as often as I did when I was a young, and now only do so when […]
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Tell Me You Didn’t See This One Coming – Dodgers Hire Mickey Hatcher
June 26th, 2012 at 2:02 pm by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have announced that former big league infielder/outfielder and well-respected hitting coach Mickey Hatcher has been named Special Assistant to the General Manager. Dodger General Manager Ned Colletti made the announcement. “Mickey’s been a World Series champion both as a player and coach,” said Colletti. “His baseball experience, legendary passion for the game and tremendous […]
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Down on the Farm – Quakes Drop First Half Title Game to Mavericks
June 26th, 2012 at 8:36 am by Ron Cervenka In spite of early solo home runs by C.J. Retherford and Leon Landry, the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes fell to the High Desert Mavericks 8-5 on Monday night in a one-game playoff to determine the winners of the first half of the Cal League’s South Division. Although the Quakes came out swinging and managed five runs […]
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Objects In the Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear
June 26th, 2012 at 6:15 am by Evan Bladh Don’t look now, but the Diamondbacks are within striking distance. With the recent tailspin of the Dodgers, few have noticed an interesting development in the National League West. The Arizona Diamondbacks are a mere 5 games out of first place. In the last six games, Arizona has gained five on the Dodgers. So as we all focus […]
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Down on the Farm – Quakes Face Must-Win Game Tonight
June 25th, 2012 at 10:03 am by Ron Cervenka To say that Sunday afternoon’s 14-9 loss to the first half Cal League North champion Bakersfield Blaze was a morale buster would be a gross understatement. The Quakes entered the top of the 9th with a 9-5 lead in front of the home crowd and appeared headed for a 4-game split with Ken Griffey Sr.’s squad. But […]
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Game Changer
June 24th, 2012 at 11:09 am by Ron Cervenka You hear it all the time…”Game Changer.” It seems to be the catch phrase of the new millennium in professional sports, especially in the MLB. You hear it associated with guys like Albert Pujols, Josh Hamilton, and more recently with super rookie phenoms Bryce Harper and Mike Trout. You’ve even heard it with a few Dodger […]
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