The 2012 Dodger draft was an interesting one for sure. We deviated from a long standing tradition of drafting a pitcher first, selected two eighteen year old infielders as our first selections, both listed as shortstops, drafted a relief pitcher third and a young man who had defected from Cuba as our fourth selection. The […]
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Steven “Paco” Rodriguez is Here to Stay
September 13th, 2012 at 2:09 pm 
by Ron Cervenka At a time when there isn’t much good news coming out of the Dodgers camp, it’s good to see that there is at least some – even if it may be too little too late. As has been well documented over on the ThinkBlueLA forum by Harold Uhlman (Bluenose Dodger), left-handed pitcher Steven “Paco” Rodriguez […]
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Down on the Farm – Ross Stripling
September 13th, 2012 at 5:00 am by Harold Uhlman The 2012 First Year Player Draft was an interesting one for the Dodgers. There were some surprises and perhaps some puzzlers. It was definitely not a surprise that we selected Corey Seager in the first round as it made perfect sense to go after a power hitting infielder. Our minor league strength was in pitching […]
(Read More)Dodgers Announce Preliminary 2013 Schedule
September 12th, 2012 at 10:35 am by Ron Cervenka 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. […]
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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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