We all know that the key to success in any baseball season is a team’s ability to win series throughout its 162-game schedule. To put it in simple perspective, if a team were to win every series (considering that most series are 3-game series), they would, of course, finish with an approximate .666 winning percentage. […]
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Sergio Romo’s missed opportunity
July 8th, 2013 at 6:08 am 
by Ron Cervenka As soon as he did it I said to myself “Oh man, you never should have done that. That’s going to come back and bite you in the rear.” I am, of course, referring to Giants closer Sergio Romo taunting Hanley Ramirez with Hanley’s signature “I See You” sign after Romo got Ramirez to fly […]
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Desperate times call for desperate measures
July 7th, 2013 at 6:17 am by Ron Cervenka To say that the Giants are struggling would be an understatement, having lost 8 of their last 10 games – and I love it! Unfortunately, sloppy play by the Dodger defense on Saturday afternoon prevented it from being 9 of 10 (and winning 8 of 10 for the Dodgers). But what happened in the top […]
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It’s time for a Matt Kemp reality check
July 6th, 2013 at 8:57 am by Ron Cervenka It has been well documented over the 140+ year history of professional baseball that major league baseball players have the largest egos among all professional athletes. I mean, who hasn’t heard the story of Babe Ruth calling his home run shot or Reggie Jackson’s claim that he owned the month of October. Granted, there have […]
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Brandon League is broken
July 5th, 2013 at 6:07 am by Ron Cervenka There is no kind way to put it, but Brandon League is bad – and I don’t mean good bad, I mean bad bad. He is not simply going through a rough spell or a bump in the road, he is broken – both mechanically and mentally. The guy is a wreck and needs help; help […]
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“14” – The Other Jackie Robinson
July 5th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Harold Uhlman (Re-posted from January 25, 2013) On April 12, 2013, the highly anticipated movie “42” will premier in theaters nationwide. What many baseball fans may not realize is that this likely Oscar nominee about Jackie Robinson breaking baseball’s color barrier could have very easily been entitled “14” instead. In 1942 Branch Rickey joined the Dodgers as the team’s […]
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Down on the Farm – Southern League All Stars includes 7 Lookouts
July 4th, 2013 at 12:11 pm by Harold Uhlman The 2013 Southern League All Star Game will be played at Bragan Field in Jacksonville, Florida on Wednesday, July 17. This will be the first time the Jacksonville Suns have hosted the game since 2003. At that time the Suns were a Los Angeles Dodgers affiliate and were represented by two players familiar to Dodger […]
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If Puig gets All-Star snub, blame Ned Colletti
July 4th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Like many Dodger fans, I was livid when Yasiel Puig was left off of the Dodgers opening day roster. I spent nearly three weeks in Arizona watching this kid have what was arguably the best spring training in MLB history – rookie or otherwise. But the bottom line is that it didn’t matter what Puig […]
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Crawford ready to return to Dodgers lineup
July 3rd, 2013 at 6:04 am by Ron Cervenka After making several excellent defensive plays in left field and driving a bases-clearing double to center field during his third rehab game with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes on Tuesday night, Dodger left fielder Carl Crawford gave every indication that he is ready to return to the Dodgers lineup. Crawford went 1 for 4 on the […]
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Dodger legend Don Newcombe puts Yasiel Puig in great company
July 2nd, 2013 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka It was a simple question, one that I thought would have a simple answer. But when I asked former Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodger legend Don Newcombe the burning question prior to Friday evening’s game against the Phillies, Newk’s answer was not only very elaborate, it was also quite shocking. Newcombe’s answer also turned what […]
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