I knew something was up when I arrived at Lake Elsinore last night for the Quakes vs. Storm game and Ted Lilly was nowhere to be found. Lilly had been scheduled to make another rehab start for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, yet he was not there. When I asked Quakes manager Juan Bustabad what was […]
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Down on the Farm – It’s Playoff Time
August 20th, 2012 at 7:45 am 
by Harold Uhlman As difficult as it is to believe, the baseball season is starting to wind down, especially at the minor league levels. I absolutely love the anticipation of a new baseball season when all things seem to be possible. I equally dread the season coming to a close with the world standing still for the next […]
(Read More)Dodgers Reinstate Scott Elbert from DL – Option Elian Herrera Back to Albuquerque
August 19th, 2012 at 9:07 am by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have reinstated left-handed reliever Scott Elbert from the disabled list and optioned infielder/outfielder Elian Herrera to Triple-A Albuquerque. Herrera appeared in just two games during his six-day recall, going 1-for-3 at the plate. Elbert had been on the disabled list since July 26 with left elbow inflammation and made three rehab appearances with […]
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The Forgotten Play
August 19th, 2012 at 6:41 am by Ron Cervenka Ok, I admit it. I was one batter away from turning off Saturday’s Dodger game in disgust; one pitch, in fact – and it was only the bottom of the first inning. Dodgers right-hander Aaron Harang had already given up three walks in the inning, one of which had scored and the bases were loaded […]
(Read More)Mattingly Receives Two Game Suspension
August 18th, 2012 at 12:14 pm by Ron Cervenka Dodgers manager Don Mattingly has been suspended for two games and fined an undisclosed amount for his excessive arguing in the top of the second inning of his Club’s Thursday, August 16th game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. Joe Garagiola, Jr., Senior Vice President of Standards & On-Field Operations for Major League Baseball, made the […]
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Baseball: The All American Game
August 18th, 2012 at 9:18 am by Ron Cervenka Having been involved with the 2008 DVD movie Bluetopia: The L.A. Dodgers Movie, I was honored to be invited to a special screening of the movie at the L.A. Craft and Folk Art Museum this past Thursday. The museum currently has an exhibit called Baseball: The All American Game on display. It was great to see several of […]
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Speed Never Slumps
August 17th, 2012 at 3:49 pm by Ron Cervenka “Speed never slumps.” It’s a baseball cliché as old as the game itself; but is it a cliché or a fact? By the time a minor league baseball player makes it to the Big leagues (if he ever does, that is), he is pretty much expected to have a basic understanding of how to run the bases, and […]
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Hello? MLB? We Have a Problem
August 16th, 2012 at 2:06 pm by Evan Bladh We can now say that the evidence has been presented that the reigning National League Most Valuable Player was juicing. And they gave him the award anyway, because he got off on a technicality and in the process tarnished the name and reputation of an honest sample collector. We can now say that the current […]
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Down on the Farm – Quakes Win 4th Straight with (another) Joc Pederson Walk-Off Hit
August 16th, 2012 at 10:39 am by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers aren’t the only team with a 4-game winning streak right now. The organization’s Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes are following in their parent team’s footsteps as they, too, have won four straight. In what has seemingly become a pattern (and a very good one to have), the Quakes won their fourth consecutive game […]
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Down on the Farm – Yasiel Puig Makes Debut with Quakes in 9-8 Win Over Ports
August 15th, 2012 at 2:03 am by Ron Cervenka A four-run seventh inning helped the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes to an exciting 9-8 come from behind win over the Stockton Ports (Athletics) on Tuesday night at the Epicenter. It was the third straight win for the Quakes, who are desperately trying to capture a Wild Card berth in the Cal League playoffs. Rehabbing Dodger Ted […]
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