So what if Dodger Stadium isn’t ready for opening day? Then what? Stan Kasten expressed optimism that the renovations to Dodger Stadium will be completed in time for opening day. He also said that in the event that they are not, contingency plans are in place, but he wouldn’t announce what they were. So on […]
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Kasten: Dodger Stadium “Will Be Second to None”
January 9th, 2013 at 6:08 am 
by Ron Cervenka Anyone who has ever had the opportunity to hear Dodgers President and CEO Stan Kasten speak knows that there isn’t a human being alive who exudes more enthusiasm and confidence than he does. But I can honestly say that even I was overwhelmed by Kasten’s excitement at Tuesday morning’s press conference at Dodger Stadium when he and Sr. Vice President […]
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Wouldn’t It Be Something?
January 8th, 2013 at 8:48 am by Ron Cervenka If professional baseball has taught us anything in its 137-year history, it is to expect the unexpected. When the game’s very mantra includes famous quotes such as “In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened,” and “I don’t believe what I just saw,” a baseball game truly “…ain’t over till it’s […]
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J.P. Howell Officially Newest Dodger
January 7th, 2013 at 5:41 pm by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have announced the signing of left-handed reliever J.P. Howell to a one-year contract. General Manager Ned Colletti made the announcement. “J.P. adds to our bullpen, especially from the left side,” said Colletti. “He provides Don (Mattingly) with additional choices of someone who has pitched at a high level in very competitive situations.” Howell, […]
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IBWAA Elects Mike Piazza into Hall of Fame
January 7th, 2013 at 4:55 pm by Ron Cervenka In 2009, thirteen-year veteran blogger Howard Cole had an idea. His idea was to change with the times and incorporate the World Wide Web into the seemingly stagnate process of determining professional baseballs’ greatest awards and honors – a process that has, for the past 77 years, relied solely on a group of veteran print […]
(Read More)Alfredo Amézaga – Pure Heart
January 6th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka As a life-long Dodger fan and a fan of the game itself, I have seen hundreds (actually thousands) of players come and go over the years. Some of them have left an indelible mark on the game but most of them did not. Still others left an indelible mark in my heart. I have to say that one such […]
(Read More)MLB Best Pay Attention to the NHL
January 5th, 2013 at 6:02 am by Ron Cervenka When the 2013 ball dropped in New York’s Times Square at midnight on January 1st, the National Hockey League had already cancelled 625 of its scheduled 1,230 regular season games due to the current lockout. This equates to 50.8% of the regular season and there is absolutely no end in sight. In fact, NHL commissioner Gary […]
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Alyssa Milano to Join “A Night of Entertainment with Don Mattingly”
January 4th, 2013 at 6:48 pm by Ron Cervenka Actress, fashion designer, mom and mega-Dodger fan Alyssa Milano sent out a tweet on Saturday evening indicating that she will be part of “A Night of Entertainment with Don Mattingly hosted by George Lopez” which is set for January 24, 6:30 to 10:00 p.m., at the Sports Museum of Los Angeles. Proceeds from the charity event […]
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The Baseball Card – Down but not Out
January 4th, 2013 at 6:05 am by Harold Uhlman I recently wrote two blog articles in which I briefly chronicled the rise of baseball cards from advertising tools – for a sporting goods company, for tobacco products and for bubble gum – to a billion dollar industry that crashed in the mid-nineties.Those looking to make big money on cards – industries and card speculators […]
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‘Miracle Men’ Likely to be a Hit Among Dodger Fans
January 3rd, 2013 at 5:28 am by Ron Cervenka Any way you slice it, 25 years is a long time; one quarter of a century to be precise. And while much has happened in the last 25 years – three wars, the advent of smartphones, the creation of My Space, Twitter, Facebook, texting (heck, even blogging) which brought with them an entirely new language (“r u […]
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