Like many longtime Dodger fans, I am a huge history buff about our beloved Dodger franchise. In fact, if there is a history book related to the Dodgers, I have probably either already read it or it is on my list of books to read. I simply can’t get enough of this stuff. Last week, […]
(Read More)Archive for March, 2013
Credit Walter O’Malley for the Petunias in the Pavilions
March 31st, 2013 at 11:33 am 
by Ron Cervenka 
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Inside of the Whole New Blue
March 30th, 2013 at 10:54 am by Ron Cervenka At Friday evening’s one and only spring training Freeway Series game against the Angels at Dodger Stadium, the 34,157 fans in attendance were treated to the unveiling of the “Whole New Blue” campaign. But even among the oohs and aahs for the aesthetic improvements, no one expected what happened during the 3rd inning – and it had nothing to do […]
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Quakes prove new ownership is making a difference for Dodgers
March 29th, 2013 at 6:10 am by Ron Cervenka There is no question that the spring training game against the Angels in Anaheim took top billing over the other half of Thursday evening’s split-squad action against the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, the Dodgers very own Advanced Single-A affiliate, at the Epicenter, and rightfully so. The game in Anaheim, the first of three annual Freeway Series games […]
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Petunias in the Pavilion
March 28th, 2013 at 7:15 am by Evan Bladh As the Dodger Stadium renovations near completion, Kevin Sparkuhl (aka: TrueBlue Idaho) has posted some YouTube videos over on the ThinkBlueLA forum that are well worth seeing. As much as I thought that Dodger Stadium couldn’t look better, I was dead wrong. The ball park looks beautiful and ready for an exciting season. With a fresh cut […]
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The Sports Illustrated Cover Jinx
March 28th, 2013 at 6:21 am by Ron Cervenka Why, Clayton? Why did you do it? You know full well that if you appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated you are jinxed. This is not some lame little wives’ tale or silly lore – it’s real. It’s even in Wikipedia, for crying out loud. Sure, there are a few examples of athletes who […]
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Dodgers bid farewell to “The Natural”
March 27th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka This will be short and sweet because we’re all tired of hearing and reading about it. In a nutshell, Ned Colletti and Don Mattingly decided on Tuesday to send Yasiel Puig, the closest thing to “The Natural” to come along in two decades (or perhaps ever), down to Double-A Chattanooga because, as Mattingly tried to […]
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It is done – Puig Optioned to Chattanooga, Gordon to Albuquerque
March 26th, 2013 at 3:19 pm by Ron Cervenka It is being reported over Twitter that Dodgers superstar prospect outfielder Yasiel Puig has been optioned to Double-A Chattanooga and shortstop Dee Gordon to Triple-A Albuquerque. While this news shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone, it is undoubted disappointing for Dodger fans everywhere. In his team-leading 26 spring training games, Puig put up superhuman numbers collecting 30 hits […]
(Read More)ThinkBlueLA’s Photo Gallery and Video Library
March 26th, 2013 at 2:40 pm by Ron Cervenka For your enjoyment, we have added several new photographs to the ThinkBlueLA Photo Gallery and all of our past Featured Videos are archived in our Video Library (and even a few that were not). To access the Photo Gallery and Video Library, simply click on the appropriate tab at the very top of the page. Feel free […]
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You picked a fine time to leave me Yasiel
March 26th, 2013 at 6:57 am by Ron Cervenka If Yasiel Puig has taught us anything it’s that personal sacrifice, total dedication, hard work and commitment can pay off – sometimes even substantially. Like many folks, I am a huge Yasiel Puig fan, perhaps even one of his biggest fans. But unlike most folks, I am not a bandwagon Puig fan. In fact, I began following Yasiel closely (almost […]
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Mike Brito – The Man with the Midas Touch
March 25th, 2013 at 6:35 am by Ron Cervenka Call it the Midas Touch, call it the Man with the Golden Eye, call it whatever you want; but whatever it is, Dodger scout Mike Brito has it – it’s as simple as that. Mike Brito, who was born in Cuba, was once a catcher in the Washington Senators’ minor league system and made it as […]
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