A friend of mine recently posed a baseball-related question that I found kind of interesting and, more importantly, one that I didn’t have a clue about (which isn’t at all a surprise) – Why are the 2012 MLB Winter Meetings being held in Nashville, Tennessee which does not have a Major League Baseball team (nor does the entire Volunteer […]
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The Other Guy
December 4th, 2012 at 3:00 pm 
by Ron Cervenka Most true baseball enthusiasts are well aware that Dodgers left-hander Sandy Koufax threw four no-hitters during his incredible Hall of Fame career; certainly most Dodger fans are aware of this. They also know that Koufax’s fourth and final no-hitter, occurring on Thursday, September 9, 1965 at Dodger Stadium against the Chicago Cubs, was a perfect […]
(Read More)2013 WBC Pools Finalized
December 3rd, 2012 at 6:45 pm by Ron Cervenka World Baseball Classic, Inc. today announced the final pool compositions and the full tournament schedule for the 2013 World Baseball Classic. The Dodgers announced today that Fernando Valenzuela, Adrian Gonzalez and Luis Cruz will represent Mexico in the 2013 WBC. The WBC will begin on Saturday, March 2 and the Dodgers will play host to […]
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The Unappreciated Dodger
December 3rd, 2012 at 12:28 am by Harold Uhlman Over the years there have been many Dodgers that have left an indelible mark on the franchise. We have followed them, remembered them, even loved them. We still have Tommy Lasorda, the face of the Dodgers. We have Vin Scully, no, the incomparable Vin Scully, the voice of the Dodgers for over sixty years. We […]
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Buzzie Bavasi – The Wise Old Fox
December 2nd, 2012 at 12:15 am by Ron Cervenka The other day I had a very pleasant email exchange with Howard Cole of the popular ColeOnLA blog site. Howard is also the founder of the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA). It is Howard’s dream that one day the IBWAA will join the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) in voting for the annual […]
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Down on the Farm – Albuquerque Isotopes Year In Review
December 1st, 2012 at 11:58 pm by Harold Uhlman Albuquerque has had a long and successful history in the world of minor league baseball. The first known professional baseball team in Albuquerque was founded in 1880 by W.T. McCreight who had played professional baseball with the St. Louis Browns. Games were played at the New Mexico State Fairgrounds. Over the years the teams in Albuquerque played […]
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Giving 110 Percent
November 30th, 2012 at 12:02 am by Harold Uhlman Baseball, the game we love, has many faces. First, and most importantly, there is the game played on the diamond. For us purists it is the most perfect of diamonds. Somehow the distance between the bases and distance from home plate to the pitching rubber are the perfect measures for the game. Then there is […]
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They Don’t Care… They Just Don’t Care
November 28th, 2012 at 8:06 am by Ron Cervenka What’s it been two weeks? Three weeks? Yet it has happened again – another Major League Baseball player has been suspended for testing positive for a banned substance. This time it is Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz and this time it was amphetamines, for which Ruiz will be suspended for 25 games to begin the 2013 season. According […]
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Poll: Who Do You Like?
November 27th, 2012 at 1:36 pm by Ron Cervenka With the winter meeting set to begin next week, Dodgers GM Ned Colletti has made it very clear that starting pitching is his top priority. But quite frankly, the free agent market for starters is very bleak. There are several top-of-the-rotation guys out there who are not free agents, but they would cost the Dodgers a great […]
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Is Fox the Best TV Deal for Dodgers?
November 26th, 2012 at 9:57 am by Ron Cervenka Back in early September, I had the opportunity (and pleasure) of meeting Tony Kinkela, an executive producer for Time Warner Cable (TWC). Tony is responsible for all current Dodgers pay-per-view broadcasts as well as all broadcasts on their all-new exclusive Lakers channel. Although my conversation with Tony was relatively brief, we did discuss the pending media […]
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