The Inland Empire 66ers are moving on to the 2013 California League Southern Division playoffs and the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes are going home for the long cold winter – it’s as simple as that. But anyone who attended the three-game Wild Card Mini-Series or listened to longtime Quakes play-by-play man Mike Lindskog’s call of the […]
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A look at the Reds
September 6th, 2013 at 6:00 am 
by Evan Bladh At the risk of turning off all readers that lay credence to the baseball superstition that we don’t talk about post-season baseball until the team qualifies for it, my plan over the next several weeks is to provide a detailed look at the potential post season opponents that the Dodgers may face. Talking about post-season […]
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Timely hitting & untimely miscues give Quakes new life
September 6th, 2013 at 5:59 am by Ron Cervenka With their backs to the wall and on the verge of playoff elimination, the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes pulled a rabbit out of their collective hats on Thursday night to force a third and deciding game in the Cal League South best-of-three Wild Card Mini Series with an exciting 10-inning 8-5 win over the Inland Empire 66ers at San […]
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Vin Scully named Rose Parade Grand Marshal – What took so long?
September 5th, 2013 at 1:41 pm by Ron Cervenka There is nowhere that you can go to in the continental United States and find someone… anyone who has never heard of Vin Scully – the man who is not only ‘The Voice of the Dodgers’ but who has also been proclaimed ‘The Voice of Baseball.’ On Thursday morning, Scully, who will celebrate his 86th […]
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Arizona Fall League – Well worth the trip to Phoenix
September 5th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka In case you haven’t noticed, there are several of us here at ThinkBlueLA who closely follow the Dodgers minor league affiliate teams – very closely, in fact. Why? That’s simple – because they are the future of the Dodger organization, ether they themselves or veteran players who are acquired through trades for them. As such, […]
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DOTF – Quakes manager credits hard word & team work in making playoffs
September 4th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka When Carlos Subero was appointed as the manager of the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes last off-season, he had some mighty big shoes to fill – those of former Quakes manager Juan Bustabad, who was the 2011 Cal League Manager of the Year and who led the Quakes into their second playoff appearance in as many years. […]
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The Curse of Coors Field
September 3rd, 2013 at 11:09 am by Ron Cervenka Mention the name “Coors Field” to any Dodger player or Dodger fan and they will cringe. Why? Because in spite of the some of the wildest Dodgers-Rockies games played there in their respective franchise histories due to its mile-high altitude (humidor notwithstanding), Coors Field is cursed – at least for the Dodgers it is. If […]
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Matt Kemp’s rehab – Upon further review…
September 3rd, 2013 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka In yesterday’s blog article I wrote that perhaps it would be best if Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp were to sit out the rest of the season because the team was doing just fine without him – exceptionally fine, in fact. I based my opinion solely on what I had seen of Kemp during his four […]
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DOTF – Edwin Carl To The Rescue
September 3rd, 2013 at 5:55 am by Harold Uhlman The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes gained a wild card spot in the California League on Sunday. They did so with a strong start by Lindsay Caughel, a game winning hit by Chris O’Brien and a close out by closer Craig Stem. There was another hero in that game, kind of an unknown soldier. Edwin Carl bridged […]
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Matt Kemp needs to take one for the team
September 2nd, 2013 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka If the 2013 season has taught us anything it has taught us that this is not Matt Kemp’s year. It has also taught us that the Dodgers have tremendous outfield depth and are perfectly capable of winning without the so-called ‘face of the franchise’ in the line-up or even on the 25-man roster. Now this […]
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