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 […]
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Dodgers Looking to Re-establish ‘Rookie of the Year’ Dominance
November 13th, 2012 at 10:28 am 
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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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Enough Already!
November 8th, 2012 at 4:30 am by Ron Cervenka Well, it happened again. This time it was San Diego Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal who tested positive for performance enhancing drugs, and again it was the preferred PED of the 2010s – testosterone. As per the current MLB drug policy, Grandal will receive the customary 50-game suspension beginning on Opening Day 2013. Grandal also used […]
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Dodgers Need to be Creative to Get Pitching Help
November 7th, 2012 at 5:16 am by Ron Cervenka All it takes is one quick look at the list of available free agent starting pitchers this off-season to realize that the list is rather short – especially for top-tier starting pitchers. Once you get past former Cy Young Award winner Zack Greinke and perhaps Kyle Lohse, most available free agent starters are number 3 or number 4 guys […]
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Will Kershaw Soon Be Leaving the Dodgers?
November 6th, 2012 at 5:39 am by Ron Cervenka I bet that got your attention, didn’t it? The unfortunate part is that it could very well happen, and in the not-to-distant future. Allow me to elaborate. Perhaps the only upside to the Giants sweeping the Tigers in four games in the 2012 World Series is that we only had to listen to the oft […]
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Time Heals all Wounds
November 5th, 2012 at 5:46 am by Ron Cervenka With reports earlier this week that former MLB slugger Mark McGwire will most likely become the next hitting coach for the Dodgers, the issue of his (and others) PED use once again moved from the back burner to the front. McGwire, who is coming off three extremely successful seasons as the Cardinals hitting coach during which they won […]
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