The 2013 season marks the 40th anniversary of the “one-year trial period” of the designated hitter rule in the American League; a rule which, of course, was never discontinued and one that receives just as much criticism from baseball purist today as it did when it was first implemented back in 1973. While driving home from Arizona […]
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The Dodgers Other Five-Tool Player
March 4th, 2013 at 6:24 am 
by Ron Cervenka I can assure you that there is no one more excited about Yasiel Puig’s incredible laser beam home run in Sunday’s game against the Indians than I am; and anyone who has taken the time to read any of my (many) blog articles on Puig knows that I absolutely love this kid. I mean, what’s […]
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First Spring Training Cuts Looming
March 3rd, 2013 at 5:31 am by Ron Cervenka Having had the opportunity to personally witness eight spring training games thus far over the past two weeks, it is becoming a bit more clear who will most likely find themselves in minor league camp (or designated for assignment) within the next week or two. On the pitching side, it’s pretty safe to say that […]
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More Minor League Challenges
March 2nd, 2013 at 5:40 am by Harold Uhlman On January 29 I wrote a blog article that chronicled the inadequate pay structure of minor league players. That structure, which has changed very little over the past 35 years, puts in place some of the trials of being a minor league player. In that article the nature of fast food diets was touched upon […]
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Ya… That Clayton Kershaw
March 1st, 2013 at 5:43 am by Ron Cervenka Although Dodger ace Clayton Kershaw may not have looked very sharp in his first spring training appearance five days ago, he looked like the Clayton Kershaw that we all know and love in his second start on Thursday against the Angels at Camelback Ranch in an eventual 10-8 win over the crosstown rivals. In his three innings […]
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