The Dodgers have announced the July winners of the Dodger Pride Awards. The Dodger Pride Awards were created in 2008 by General Manager Ned Colletti, and are given on a monthly basis to the players at each level of the club’s minor league system who play the game with a hustling, smart, aggressive style. The […]
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Down on the Farm – Dodgers Announce July Dodger Pride Award Winners
August 4th, 2012 at 8:55 am 
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Down on the Farm – Quakes Win Thriller in Extra Innings
August 3rd, 2012 at 10:59 am by Ron Cervenka The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes won what was arguably their most exciting game of the season on Thursday night beating their rival Inland Empire 66ers (Angels) 8-7 in 11 innings. Having already lost the first two games of the series, the Quakes were desperately trying to avoid being swept in front of the home town crowd at […]
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A Hidden Treasure No Longer Hidden
August 2nd, 2012 at 8:30 am by Ron Cervenka Nobody, and I mean nobody, could have ever anticipated or predicted the incredible job that Dodger shortstop Luis Cruz has done since being called up from Triple-A Albuquerque to fill in for the injured Dee Gordon – nobody except Luis Cruz, that is. Since being called up exactly one month ago today (on his son’s second birthday), […]
(Read More)So, Who Goes?
July 31st, 2012 at 2:59 pm by Ron Cervenka With Brandon League and Shane Victorino on flights to Los Angeles as I write this, the Dodgers need to open up a spot on their 25-man roster for one of them. Obviously, Josh Lindblom’s spot will be filled by either League or Victorino, but what about the other spot on the 25-man roster? This isn’t […]
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Third Time’s the Charm
July 31st, 2012 at 10:32 am by Ron Cervenka Three weeks ago I posted “Could There Soon Be a Flyin’ Hawaiian at Dodger Stadium?” – Well, that question has just been answered as MLB Trade Rumors is reporting that the Dodgers have just acquired Phillies outfielder Shane Victorino in exchange for Dodger reliever Josh Lindblom and highly touted pitching prospect Ethan Martin. Victorino was drafted by the Dodgers in the 6th […]
(Read More)Dodgers Acquire Brandon League from Seattle for Two Minor Leaguers
July 30th, 2012 at 11:37 pm by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have acquired right-handed reliever Brandon League from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for minor league outfielder Leon Landry and minor league right-handed pitcher Logan Bawcom. Dodger General Manager Ned Colletti made the announcement. League was 0-5 with a 3.63 ERA (18 ER/44.2 IP) and nine saves in 46 games for the Mariners this season, striking […]
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Lilly and De La Rosa Sharp in First Rehab Assignment
July 30th, 2012 at 8:38 am by Ron Cervenka While the Dodgers were completing a three-game sweep of the hated Giants at AT&T Park in San Francisco with reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw tossing a complete game 4-0 5-hit shut-out on Sunday afternoon, there was another shut-out being thrown 418 miles to the south; one which, like Kershaw’s, could lead the Dodgers into the 2012 […]
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What We Just Saw
July 30th, 2012 at 6:40 am by Evan Bladh A three game sweep of San Francisco in their home park. Three games down in the standings and playing the first place team in their home park. They return home tied for first. The last time that happened? How about never? At least it hasn’t happened in the last twenty years. (I stopped researching beyond that). We […]
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Majors, Minors and the Trade Deadline
July 29th, 2012 at 10:59 am by Ron Cervenka When you stop and think about the millions of kids (and I literally mean millions) who participate in organized baseball from T-Ball through Little League through high school and college, and then you consider that there are a total… total of 750 guys who actually play Major League Baseball, you begin to realize just how […]
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Game Changer
July 28th, 2012 at 9:34 am by Ron Cervenka Although it will be Hanley Ramirez’s two-run home run in the 10th inning that will forever be remembered as the reason why the Dodgers won a nail-biter against the Giants on July 27, 2012 at AT&T Park, it was the at bat just prior to Ramirez’s that was the real game changer. With two outs and nobody […]
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