The Dodgers have announced their preliminary schedule for the 2013 regular season. The team will open the season at home with Opening Day slated for Monday, April 1 against the San Francisco Giants. In addition to the first three games of the season, San Francisco will visit Los Angeles from June 24-26 and Sept. 12-15. […]
(Read More)Archive for September, 2012
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Still Think the Curse of James Loney is a Farce?
September 12th, 2012 at 8:51 am 
by Ron Cervenka A couple of weeks ago I posted an article entitled The Curse of James Loney which, of course, was written entirely tongue in cheek – or was it? In the top of the 9th inning of Tuesday night’s 1-0 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly decided to pinch hit the .143 hitting Nick […]
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Changing the Water on the Beans
September 12th, 2012 at 7:23 am by Harold Uhlman “Well, that changes the water on the beans.” That was an expression my mother often used when something unexpected happened, something for which we might not have been prepared. What does that have to do with the Dodgers? We might say the water on the beans has been changed. We are cutting a new swath, […]
(Read More)Dodgers Reinstate Gordon – Place Kennedy on 60-Day DL; Recall Fife and Herrera from Albuquerque
September 11th, 2012 at 3:23 pm by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have reinstated shortstop Dee Gordon from the 60-day disabled list and recalled right-handed pitcher Stephen Fife and infielder/outfielder Elian Herrera from Triple-A Albuquerque. To make room for Gordon on the 40-man roster, the club placed infielder Adam Kennedy on the 60-day disabled list with a strained right groin. Gordon tore the UCL in […]
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Down on the Farm – Player Profile: Joc Pederson
September 11th, 2012 at 5:44 am by Harold Uhlman For Dodger fans who follow the minor league system, we tend to develop an affinity for certain players. That is, we develop favorites, just as we do at the major league level. Our favoritism may be because of skills a player possesses, success at a given level, the way he plays the game, or because […]
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It’s Time to Let the Kids Play
September 10th, 2012 at 5:03 am by Ron Cervenka Although Dodgers manager Don Mattingly will never admit it or come right out as say it, he undoubtedly knows that a playoff berth this season is simply not in the cards for his Dodgers team. With a highly paid and under-performing offense and a mediocre (or worse) starting rotation, it’s time for Donny B to let this […]
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Just What the Dodgers Didn’t Need
September 9th, 2012 at 3:12 pm by Ron Cervenka ESPN LA and True Blue LA are reporting that Clayton Kershaw has been scratched from Sunday afternoon’s game against the NL West-leading Giants with a hip flexor injury. When questioned about the late scratch, Kershaw replied “Talk to Donny (Mattingly) first and I’ll elaborate on it later.” According to a tweet by Dodgers beat reporter Ken […]
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Just Another Dodgers-Giants One-Run Game
September 9th, 2012 at 9:16 am by Ron Cervenka We all know that there are few absolutes in life – death, taxes, and the Cubs winning a World Series title. Well there’s another one that you can add to this list – Dodgers vs. Giants one-run games. And while I make light of this phenomena, it is pretty much a fact. The Dodgers vs. Giants […]
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Down on the Farm – Pederson Promoted to Double-A for Southern League Playoffs
September 8th, 2012 at 11:54 am by Ron Cervenka Although it may be too little too late, Quakes star outfielder and top Dodgers prospect Joc Pederson was promoted to the Chattanooga Lookouts prior to Friday’s Southern League (North) playoff game. The move came as a result of Lookouts right fielder Blake Smith being placed on the 7-day DL. In spite of Pederson going 1 for 4 […]
(Read More)Poll: Who is your 2012 Dodgers MVP?
September 7th, 2012 at 11:57 pm by Ron Cervenka 
