It didn’t take long – five pitches to the very first batter that Clayton Kershaw faced on Tuesday evening at Dodger Stadium to be exact. It was an 85 MPH slider to Washington Nationals second baseman Danny Espinosa – the fifth and final pitch of the at bat to Espinosa for strike three. With that […]
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“Miracle Men” author to hold book signing at Dodger Stadium tonight
May 15th, 2013 at 6:05 am 
by Ron Cervenka Former DodgerTalk Radio co-host and current Albuquerque Isotopes play-by-play man Josh Suchon will be holding a book signing for his recently released book “Miracle Men – Hershiser, Gibson, and the Improbable 1988 Dodgers” at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday evening, May 15 from 5:10 P.M. through the third innings of the game against the Washington Nationals. The book signing […]
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Greinke still not taking live batting practice
May 14th, 2013 at 7:58 am by Ron Cervenka A week ago Monday, Dodger manager Don Mattingly told reporters that the last step in Zack Greinke’s return to the Dodgers starting rotation would be for him to be able to swing the bat. If yesterday is any indication, Zack is not there yet. As you may know, aside from that day’s starting pitcher, Dodger […]
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Dodger fans show class over Bryce Harper injury
May 14th, 2013 at 6:01 am by Ron Cervenka It was a sight that I will never forget – not ever. Hanley Ramirez had just been called out while trying to go from first to third on a single to short right field at AT&T Park in San Francisco. Giants fans had every right to cheer when the sliding Ramirez had been tagged out […]
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The Brandon League experiment is over
May 13th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka It’s an old cliché, one that we’ve all heard a thousand times: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” But what if it is broken? Conventional wisdom and common sense tells us that if something is broken, you need to fix it. Brandon League is broken. Whether or not League’s problems can be fixed by pitching […]
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Down on the Farm – Stripling wins Southern League debut
May 12th, 2013 at 5:56 am by Harold Uhlman Ross Stripling, who was promoted to the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts earlier this week, made his Southern League debut on Saturday afternoon earning the win, as the Lookouts topped the Mobile BayBears 4-1 at Hank Aaron Stadium in Mobile, AL. Although Stripling’s promotion was facilitated when Lookouts left-hander Onelki Garcia was placed on the DL this past […]
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“Miracle Men” – Mandatory reading for every Dodger fan
May 11th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka At a time when there is very little good news coming out of Dodger camp, former DodgerTalk Radio co-host and current Albuquerque Isotopes play-by-play man Josh Suchon has given Dodger fans a much needed group hug. After more than two years of intense research and countless one-on-one interviews, Suchon recently released his new book “Miracle […]
(Read More)Down on the Farm – Dodgers announce April Dodger Pride Winners
May 10th, 2013 at 12:40 pm by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have announced the April winners of the Dodger Pride Awards. The Dodger Pride Awards were created in 2008 by General Manager Ned Colletti, and are issued on a monthly basis to the players at each level of the club’s minor league system who play the game with a hustling, smart, aggressive style. The […]
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Dodgers about to face their 2013 defining moment
May 10th, 2013 at 6:03 am by Ron Cervenka Who would have ever thought that a three-game weekend series against a weak-hitting last place team would be a team’s season defining moment, yet this is exactly what the Miami Marlins will do this weekend. Wait… did I say the Miami Marlins? I meant the Los Angeles Dodgers. It has come to this, Dodger fans – the NL […]
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Will desperate times force the Dodgers to take desperate measures?
May 9th, 2013 at 6:12 am by Ron Cervenka Through the first six weeks of the 2013 season, the Dodgers have enjoyed a handful of sellouts at Dodger Stadium, and aside from Opening Day, every one of these sellouts has occurred on stadium giveaway games, or “SGA” as they are referred to on eBay (where many of the items show up for sale the next […]
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