Let me preface all of this by saying that over the past two seasons I have come to know Dodger manager Don Mattingly rather well through my time spent in the Dodger clubhouse and dugout and I really like the guy. I like the way that he supports his players and respect that he toes […]
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One ‘Natural’ faces another
June 20th, 2013 at 6:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka It was a battle of the ages. It was brief but it was epic. It was David versus Goliath, or better yet, old Goliath versus young Goliath. Its outcome was predictable and it was worth the price of admission – every penny of it. It was one of those moments where years from now those […]
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It’s a Whole New (York) Blue
June 19th, 2013 at 6:47 am by Ron Cervenka I’ve made road trips before – to San Francisco, to Phoenix, to Denver, to San Diego, to New York, even to historic Fenway Park in Boston. Face it, I love the Dodgers and I love traveling to away ballparks, so it’s a perfect match. And while obnoxious, rude and disgustingly profane Giants fans have successfully […]
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What’s In A Draft?
June 19th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Harold Uhlman The 2013 June MLB Amateur Draft wrapped up but a few days ago. Quite naturally those that follow baseball in general and the drafts specifically are attempting to rate how well teams have done in the draft before even one of those young draftees reports to his first professional team. Although no definite rankings of […]
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Is Zack Greinke on the decline?
June 18th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Roy Chong Could it be that the deep-pocket Dodger owners wasted their money on Zack Greinke – more money than the Gross Domestic Income of many small countries? Could it be that the 29-year-old former Cy Young Award winner has a shoulder or elbow injury that nobody is talking about? One thing is for certain – the […]
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Down on the Farm – Dominican Summer League Dodgers
June 18th, 2013 at 5:59 am by Harold Uhlman The Dominican Summer League (DSL), founded in 1985, is a summer league playing all of its games in the Dominican Republic. It is comprised of thirty-five teams in five divisions. Each team is affiliated with a MLB team and bears that team’s name. Five MLB organizations field two teams in the DSL – Mets, Orioles, […]
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An excellent article about Yasiel Puig (link)
June 17th, 2013 at 3:27 pm by Ron Cervenka Here is a link to an excellent article about Yasiel Puig written by Gwen Knapp of SportsOnEarth.com: Puig: A Hollywood-Style Rookie
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The 2013 Dodgers – What is your silver lining?
June 17th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka As noted in an earlier post here on ThinkBlueLA, I have thrown my towel in on the 2013 Dodgers; I simply do not see them turning things around. Can it happen? Absolutely. Will it happen? Probably not. That being said, there have been some good things that have happened with the Dodgers in this otherwise […]
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Beating the odds – An umpire’s near impossible road to the majors
June 16th, 2013 at 5:24 am by Harold Uhlman The players take the field, the stadium sound system declares “Play Ball!” or better still, “It’s time for Dodger baseball.” The fans settle down into their chosen seats in anticipation of the game that is to unfurl. The pitcher takes his warm up pitches while they are being counted as only eight are allowed. That […]
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What went wrong with the 2013 Dodgers?
June 15th, 2013 at 11:38 am by Ron Cervenka How could this happen? How is it that as a lifelong Dodger fan I have actually thrown in my towel on the 2013 season – and we’re not even to the All-Star break yet? This has never happened to me before – well, not since 1992 that is, when the Dodgers went a pathetic 63-99. What […]
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