Like many folks, when the Guggenheim Baseball Management group (GBM) purchased the Los Angeles Dodgers in March of 2012 for an unprecedented $2.15 billion, the most money ever spent for any professional sports team, I had no idea who these people were (well, except for Earvin “Magic” Johnson, of course). Sure, I read about them in newspapers […]
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Leave the Dead Horse Alone
November 17th, 2012 at 12:01 pm 
by Ron Cervenka This is nuts! This is stupid! This is crazy! This is insane! This is ridiculous! We’ve heard them all. Heck, we’ve even said them all (with and without adjectives). These are, of course, the first reactions whenever the Dodgers, or any team for that matter, sign a player or players for exorbitant amounts of money – whether of […]
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Baseball Passion
November 16th, 2012 at 6:02 am by Ron Cervenka If it wasn’t obvious enough to you in my Rawlings puts the Ball in Baseball article last month, I am an absolute baseball nut; not just about the game of baseball, but about the actual baseballs themselves. I love their appearance, I love their feel, I love their smell… oh I love their smell. I love everything […]
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Down on the Farm – Solar Sox Eliminated from AFL Championship
November 14th, 2012 at 10:25 am by Ron Cervenka To say that the eight Dodger prospects participating in the 2012 Arizona Fall League with the Mesa Solar Sox are glad that the season is winding down is probably a gross understatement. Granted, the eight (outfielder Joc Pederson, second baseman Rafael Ynoa, catcher Griff Erickson, and pitchers Chris Reed, Andres Santiago, Onelki Garcia, Red Patterson, and Eric Eadington) undoubtedly […]
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Dodgers Looking to Re-establish ‘Rookie of the Year’ Dominance
November 13th, 2012 at 10:28 am by Ron Cervenka Longtime Dodger fans are very well aware that it was once commonplace… almost expected for the Dodgers to have at least one rookie in contention for the National League Rookie of the Year title every year, a title that the Dodgers absolutely owned for decades during the O’Malley era (both Walter and Peter). But what was once a seemingly annual […]
(Read More)Dodgers Announce 2013 Coaching Staff
November 13th, 2012 at 10:21 am by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have officially announced their coaching staff for the 2013 season with eight coaches returning to the Dodger staff as well as three new additions. General Manager Ned Colletti made the announcement. “All of these men have a passion for teaching and coaching,” said Colletti. “They provide a vast array of experience and are […]
(Read More)Dodgers to Host 8th Annual Turkey Giveaway
November 12th, 2012 at 2:37 pm by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers and the Dodgers Dream Foundation will host the eighth annual Community Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway tomorrow, Tuesday, November 13 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM in Lot F at Dodger Stadium, which is located just inside the Sunset Gate and across from the Dodger offices. Dodger infielder Luis Cruz along with Dodger alumni “Sweet” Lou Johnson, Bobby Castillo […]
(Read More)Dodgers Add Six Scouts to International Team
November 12th, 2012 at 1:01 pm by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have added six experienced scouts to their international team with the signing of Pedro Avila, Gene Grimaldi, Patrick Guerrero, Pat Kelly, Jamey Storvick and Mike Tosar. The six scouts will serve under Bob Engle, who was hired by the Dodgers on November 1 as Vice-President of International Scouting. The Dodgers also named former […]
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Ya… Like That
November 11th, 2012 at 11:02 am by Ron Cervenka A few days ago I posted an article entitled Dodgers Need to be Creative to Get Pitching Help; and while I certainly won’t flatter myself into honestly believing that Dodgers GM Ned Colletti actually read the article, he is doing exactly what I suggested that the Dodgers need to do to acquire some much needed pitching help […]
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Down on the Farm – Too Little Too Late for AFL Dodgers Prospects
November 9th, 2012 at 12:17 pm by Ron Cervenka With only six games remaining for the Mesa Solar Sox (five after Friday afternoon’s game), two top Dodgers prospects have suddenly come to life. Unfortunately, it is a matter of too little too late, as the Sox are on the brink of elimination from making it into the Arizona Fall League’s championship game. In fact, their elimination […]
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