As we honor and celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., let us not forget this simple but symbolic gesture of support and friendship between two very close friends and Dodger teammates – Pee Wee Reese and Jackie Robinson. This statue, created by sculptor William Behrends and unveiled on November 1, 2005 with the widows of both […]
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Dr. Frank W. Jobe – The Man who Changed Baseball Medicine
January 20th, 2013 at 6:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka (Re-posted from January 20, 2013) Let’s be honest here – when you hear the name Tommy John, what is the very first thing that comes to mind? Is it the famous former Indians, White Sox, Dodgers, Yankees, Angels and Athletics left-handed pitcher who won 288 career games, had a career ERA of 3.34, struck out 2,245 […]
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Austin Gallagher Falls from Grace
January 19th, 2013 at 6:01 am by Ron Cervenka I can’t lie, I was very upset when I heard the news on Friday afternoon that 24-year-old Dodgers first base prospect Austin Gallagher had not only been released by the Dodger organization, but that he had also been suspended for 50 games for testing positive for a banned substance. Gallagher was not a superstar, not by […]
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Pride vs. Practicality
January 18th, 2013 at 6:03 am by Ron Cervenka Like many Dodger fans, I was more than just a little upset when the 2013 World Baseball Classic rosters were announced on Thursday only to learn that there were zero Dodgers representing Team USA. “This is ridiculous,” I said to myself. “Where is the pride, where is the honor?” …and then it struck me. Aside from […]
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Long Shot Moylan a Favorite to Make You Laugh
January 17th, 2013 at 6:44 am by Ron Cervenka If you haven’t heard by now, the Dodgers signed veteran reliever Peter Moylan to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. And while the 34-year-old Aussie may be a long shot to make the Dodgers Opening Day roster, he is a favorite to win over fans and to make you laugh. If the […]
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The Third “K”
January 15th, 2013 at 7:04 am by Harold Uhlman Every true baseball fan knows about Kershaw and nearly everybody on the planet knows about Koufax, but only the truest of true Dodger fans know that there was yet a third outstanding left-handed “K” who once pitched for the Dodgers – Karl Spooner. Karl Benjamin Spooner was born on June 23, 1931 in Oriskany Falls, a […]
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2013 Best Chance Yet for a Freeway Series
January 14th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka We’ve heard it a hundred times before by a hundred baseball analysts about a hundred different baseball teams – “They look good on paper.” Now granted, many baseball analysts get paid to say this, but why is it that they seem to come down with a serious case of amnesia (or are nowhere to be found) when […]
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Baseball Immortality
January 13th, 2013 at 6:10 am by Ron Cervenka Although I am almost embarrassed to admit it, I just finished reading the book ‘The Boys of Summer’ for the very first time – a book that was written by former journalist and noted bestselling author Roger Kahn in 1972, and a book that was selected by a Sports Illustrated panel as the greatest baseball book ever written. And while […]
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Dodgers Dedicate 25th Dreamfield
January 12th, 2013 at 1:46 pm by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers Dream Foundation, in partnership with the LA84 Foundation and City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks, unveiled a new Dodgers Dreamfield on Saturday at Reseda Park in Reseda. Those on hand for the dedication ceremony included President and CEO, Los Angeles Dodgers, Stan Kasten, General Manager, City of Los Angeles Department […]
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The Hall of Fame Shutout
January 11th, 2013 at 7:07 am by Ron Cervenka Not being one to beat a dead horse (unless, of course, it deserves to be beaten), the 2013 Hall of Fame voting went down just as many anticipated it would – a shutout. As a result and for the first time since 1996, there will be no induction speeches in Cooperstown this summer. In spite of what […]
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