When you think of the 1988 World Series Champion Dodgers, there’s a pretty good chance that the very first person that comes to mind is Kirk Gibson and his historic game-1 home run; or perhaps World Series MVP Orel Hershiser and his incredible game-2 and game-5 victories. But it’s pretty safe to say that former Dodger […]
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Van Slyke credits World Series Champ for saving his career
May 25th, 2013 at 6:00 am 
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Down on the Farm – Lindsey Caughel is a man with a plan
May 24th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Harold Uhlman It’s been one of those seasons so far. You know, the kind where you’d like a do-over. The launch to the Dodgers 2013 season has not had many smooth landings, with the team currently sitting in last place in the NL West sporting a record of 19-26 – and it seems to be a franchise-wide thing, […]
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Ominous date approaching for Dodgers
May 23rd, 2013 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka I will be the first to acknowledge that anything can happen in the game of baseball. Just when you think you’ve seen it all, something new happens. That’s the very beauty of the game and why we love it so much, and it has been this way for more than 130 years. But there are […]
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Is history repeating itself for Mattingly?
May 22nd, 2013 at 6:10 am by Evan Bladh Back in 1998 when everything seemed to be going wrong with the Dodgers in the first year of the Fox regime, a number of Dodger fans, (me being one of them), were pretty vocal in the Dodger message board community and repeatedly called for the firing of manager Bill Russell. Looking at it in hindsight, […]
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Down on the Farm – Quakes win third straight behind von Schamann
May 21st, 2013 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes won their third straight game on Monday night behind yet another a strong pitching performance by 21-year-old right-hander Duke von Schamann. Aided by a bases-clearing double off the bat of power hitting first baseman O’Koyea Dickson in the first inning, von Schamann and the Quakes beat the defending Cal League champion […]
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No Magic
May 20th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka No, I don’t mean that there isn’t any magic… I mean that there isn’t any Magic Johnson. I understand that the NBA Finals are going on, and I understand that as an NBA Hall of Famer he is expected to at least make an appearance during the Finals, but maybe someone should tap Magic Johnson on […]
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Another side of Josh Suchon
May 19th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka By now most Dodger fans are quite familiar with the name Josh Suchon, as well they should be. In addition to being a former co-host of KABC-AM 790’s popular DodgerTalk radio show from 2008 to 2011, Suchon is also the author of the recently released book “Miracle Men: Hershiser, Gibson, and the Improbable 1988 Dodgers”, which has […]
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Mattingly: Scott Elbert is “getting close”
May 18th, 2013 at 6:16 am by Ron Cervenka Prior to Wednesday night’s game against the Washington Nationals, I had an opportunity to ask Dodger manager Don Mattingly how rehabbing left-handed reliever Scott Elbert was going to fit in with the team when he completes his rehab assignments. “We’ll see. He’s got a good arm, that’s one thing we found over the last couple […]
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Mark Ellis’s return could bring an end to Cruuuuuz-mania
May 17th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka It took the Dodgers ten days to place Dodger second baseman Mark Ellis on the disabled list for his strained right quadriceps suffered on April 26. Why the delay? According to manager Don Mattingly it was an injury that was initially thought to be minor – one of those so-called “day-to-day” things. Unfortunately, by waiting almost […]
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Greinke’s return could be turning point for Dodgers
May 16th, 2013 at 6:05 am by Ron Cervenka On April 11, 2013, the Dodgers lost their spirit, they lost their heart, they lost their will to win. They also lost their right-handed version of Clayton Kershaw. That was the night that deranged Padres left fielder Carlos Quentin charged the mound and broke Zack Greinke’s collarbone during a benches-clearing brawl. And though Quentin received an […]
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