Although it has been speculated for several days now that Dodger shortstop Hanley Ramirez would return to the Dodger line-up sometime this week, Dodger manager Don Mattingly has been reluctant to say exactly when – until now. During his pre-game interview prior to Tuesday night’s game, Mattingly finally spilled the beans saying that Ramirez would […]

As Dodger fans have come to know Hanley Ramirez, they have also come to know his tweets saying that he will return to the line-up ‘tomorrow or the next day’ are more optimistic than realistic. And while Ramirez’s optimism and enthusiasm are refreshing, even his manager has come to know that Hanley tends to get […]

With the Dodgers improving their record to 35-8 since June 22, it’s pretty hard to be critical of them for anything, but unfortunately the horrific defense of Dee Gordon simply cannot be ignored. There isn’t anybody who doesn’t like Gordon and his infectious smile, but since being recalled on August 5th, Gordon has appeared in […]

I’ve never been much of a baseball superstition guy… well, except for not talking about a no-hitter when one is in progress, or wearing the same hat or T-shirt while winning, or stepping on the lines when going onto or coming off the field, or sitting in the exact same spot in the dugout during […]

If you missed Friday night’s Dodger game on TV or radio – oh well. If you watched Friday night’s Dodger game on TV or listened to it on the radio and turned the game off when the Dodgers were losing 6-0 – too bad. But if you were at Friday night’s Dodger game and you left early, […]

When Scott Harvey and I launched ThinkBlueLA back in 2009, we did so exclusively as a fan-based interactive forum – this in spite of Scott’s urging that we launch it as a blog site instead. My reasoning was twofold: First, I had been very active on several other forums and loved the ability to interact […]

Here are a few of the photos taken during Wednesday night’s debut of Brian Wilson with the Dodgers Advanced Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. As you know by now, Wilson pitched a scoreless inning to begin the game, retiring the side in order on only eight pitches. Wilson figures to move on to Triple-A Albuquerque where […]

Fans attending Wednesday nights Quakes game to get a glimpse of recently signed Dodger reliever Brian Wilson in his first rehab assignment expecting to see some of his silly antics or bizarre behavior undoubtedly left the Epicenter disappointed. When the 31-year-old former Giants closer emerged from the Quakes clubhouse to begin his pre-game warm-up, he […]