A few days ago, our friend Evan Bladh posted here on ThinkBlueLA about Should Matt Kemp Participate in the 2012 Home Run Derby? Evan’s post generated a spirited debate both here and on the ThinkBlueLA forum. The responses were intelligent and show the wide spectrum of opinions on the subject. But what is the club’s position on this hot topic? […]
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Mattingly Expects Kemp to “look out for the club” at All-Star Game.
June 14th, 2012 at 7:24 pm 
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A Happy Ethier is a Loved Ethier
June 13th, 2012 at 9:56 am by Ron Cervenka Although I don’t always agree with everything that journalist Steve Dilbeck writes in his L.A. Times Dodgers blog, I usually do. I have always respected and enjoyed Steve’s work and was honored to finally meet him in person recently through the Dodgers bloggers spot. I found Dilbeck’s piece this morning on Andre Ethier to be very good, as it […]
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Down on the Farm – Quakes… WOW!
June 12th, 2012 at 12:58 am by Ron Cervenka The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes extended their winning streak to a season-high eight games at the Epicenter on Monday night against the Lancaster JetHawks to take over sole possession of first place in the Cal League South Division in what was unquestionably their most exciting victory of the season. Quakes starter Garrett Gould pitched brilliantly over […]
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Should Matt Kemp Participate in the 2012 Home Run Derby?
June 11th, 2012 at 4:35 am by Evan Bladh We all know that Matt Kemp was recently selected by Major League Baseball as captain of the 2012 State Farm Home Run Derby National League team, an event which will take place on Monday, July 9th at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City during All-Star Week. As captain, Kemp gets to select the four participants who […]
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Down on the Farm – Don’t Look Now but the Quakes are Only One Game Back
June 9th, 2012 at 10:15 pm by Ron Cervenka To say that the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes have had a rough first half would be a gross understatement. All season long they have had good pitching with poor hitting or poor pitching with good hitting but they just never seemed to put the good stuff together at the same time… until last week. After losing […]
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A.J. Ellis Is Human After All
June 9th, 2012 at 11:58 am by Ron Cervenka Why is it that whenever your team falls victim to a no-hitter, it seems that the media goes out of its way to rub your face in it? I mean it’s everywhere – ESPN, Fox, ABC, NBC, CBS, MLB.com, Yahoo Sports… EVERYWHERE. You can’t go to any sports web site and not see it as the […]
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Oh Swell – Interleague Play Begins for the Dodgers
June 8th, 2012 at 1:03 pm by Ron Cervenka As an old school baseball purest, I will be the first tell you that I am not, nor have I ever been a fan of interleague play in the MLB. In fact, I like it only slightly less than the Designated Hitter rule in baseball. Now perhaps if the American League did away with the DH […]
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Down on the Farm – Quakes Finish Road Trip with 4-Game Winning Streak
June 7th, 2012 at 11:23 pm by Ron Cervenka After losing their first two games to the Lancaster JetHawks (Astros) to begin a six-game road trip, the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes bounced back to win their next four straight games. Led by excellent relief pitching and a dominating show of home run power off the bats of C.J. Retherford (6), Michael Pericht (2), Chris Jacobs (2), […]
(Read More)Down on the Farm – Dodgers Announce May Dodger Pride Award Winners
June 7th, 2012 at 9:26 pm by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have announced the winners of their May Dodger Pride Awards. The Dodger Pride Awards were created in 2008 by General Manager Ned Colletti, and are given on a monthly basis to the players at each level of the club’s minor league system who play the game with a hustling, smart, aggressive style. The […]
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Life in the LFP
June 6th, 2012 at 10:41 am by Ron Cervenka Chances are pretty good that if your dad was a baseball fan while you were growing up in Southern California, you have probably attended at least one Dodger game in the Left Field Pavilion at Dodger Stadium. And though the LFP has long had a reputation of being “a little rough out there,” it is […]
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