On Sunday evening, Stephen Strasburg and the rest of the Washington Nationals sat on their couches at home watching the first game of the 2012 NLCS on TV while the St. Louis Cardinals were playing in it. Just as the Texas Rangers had done in game-6 of the 2011 World Series, the Nationals watched their playoff hopes go up […]
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Down on the Farm – Ogden Raptors Year in Review
October 14th, 2012 at 6:09 am 
by Harold Uhlman The Ogden Raptors are the Dodgers’ Rookie League team in the Pioneer league. The Raptors are an advanced rookie team that became affiliated with the Dodgers in 2003. Prior to that, the Ogden team was an affiliate of the Brewers. The Raptors are gifted with one of the most beautiful settings for a baseball park […]
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Early Observations from the Arizona Fall League
October 13th, 2012 at 12:49 pm by Ron Cervenka With a very long off-season looming and the unpleasant thought of no baseball until spring training 2013, I decided to make the 5 1/2 hour drive over to Phoenix to take in three 2012 Arizona Fall League games. As has been well documented here on ThinkBlueLA.com over the past week, there are six teams in the […]
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The Arizona Fall League
October 12th, 2012 at 3:59 am by Harold Uhlman Play in the Arizona Fall League has begun again, marking its 20th anniversary. Play started on Tuesday, October 9th and the AFL season will wrap up with the league’s championship game slated for Saturday, Nov. 17th at Scottsdale Stadium. In between those dates, thirty -two games will be played by all six teams in the […]
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The Defining Moment
October 11th, 2012 at 9:43 am by Ron Cervenka Without exception, every post season series has a defining moment – that one single moment or play that changes the eventual outcome of the entire series, one way or the other. It could be something as simple as a key Dave Roberts stolen base or something as spectacular as a James Loney grand slam, Jeff Kent […]
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Ynoa Shines in AFL Debut
October 10th, 2012 at 9:05 am by Ron Cervenka Dodgers second base prospect Rafael Ynoa went 2 for 4 with an RBI for the Mesa Solar Sox in a very well played 6-5 losing effort in Tuesday evening’s AFL season opener against the Salt River Rafters at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. Ynoa, one of nine Dodgers prospects selected for the Arizona Fall League, also […]
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Dodgers Well Represented in 2012 Arizona Fall League
October 9th, 2012 at 5:43 am by Ron Cervenka The 2012 Arizona Fall League kicks off its 20th season Tuesday afternoon throughout the greater Phoenix area. The AFL (as it is called) is comprised of six teams made up from top prospects from each of the 30 MLB teams. Many former AFL players have gone on to enjoy successful careers in the MLB and […]
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I’m Lovin’ It!
October 8th, 2012 at 9:03 am by Ron Cervenka I’m lovin’ it and I’m not talking about a Big Mac. I’m talking about the pure, unadulterated satisfaction and enjoyment that I am getting in watching San Francisco Giants fans suffer in anguish as their team is crashing and burning. I know that the Good book says that we’re not supposed to hate anyone or […]
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2013 Season Already Under Way for Dodgers Brass (part-3)
October 7th, 2012 at 12:36 pm by Ron Cervenka (Part three of a three-part series) Stan Kasten is a people person – he absolutely loves people and it shows. The Dodgers president and CEO is, hands down, the most visible member of the Guggenheim Baseball Management Group and very approachable. While Earvin “Magic” Johnson may be ‘the face of the franchise’ and clearly the […]
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2013 Season Already Under Way for Dodgers Brass (part-2)
October 6th, 2012 at 1:12 pm by Ron Cervenka (Part two of a three-part series) Throughout the course of the 2012 season (and seasons past), I have probably called Ned Colletti every name in the book. “You did what? You traded Rubby De La Rosa, Nathan Eovaldi, Josh Lindblom, Jerry Sands, Leon Landry, Allen Webster and Logan Bawcom? You’re an idiot!” I mean, nobody […]
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