It is a saying that I heard many times from my dad while growing up: “Son, you missed a perfect opportunity to keep your mouth shut.” And the older I got, the more I came to realize the wisdom of his words (usually too late). Apparently Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers’ father wasn’t quite […]
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Dbacks GM misses perfect opportunity to keep his mouth shut
October 9th, 2013 at 11:18 am 
by Ron Cervenka 
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Mattingly saved Uribe’s job… and vice versa
October 9th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka For the first two seasons of Juan Uribe’s insane 3-year/$21 million contract with the Dodgers, he was… well… awful. In fact, rarely did a day go by where someone didn’t ask Dodger manager Don Mattingly when Uribe was going to be designated for assignment and cut from the team during Mattingly’s daily media conference in the […]
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Photos from clinching the 2013 NLDS
October 8th, 2013 at 8:08 am by Ron Cervenka If a photo is worth a thousand words, here’s about a billion words worth. (Click on photos to enlarge)
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It’s Time to shut Paco Rodriguez down
October 7th, 2013 at 6:22 am by Ron Cervenka There isn’t a Dodger fan out there who doesn’t absolutely love Paco Rodriguez. From the moment the 22-year-old Miami native first set foot in Dodger Stadium he has been nothing short of exceptional; but let’s face it, he is just plain wore out. Who wouldn’t be after appearing in 76 games and tossing 54.1 innings during the […]
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The man behind “The Vin Scully Factor” comic strip
October 6th, 2013 at 12:27 pm by Ron Cervenka During Saturday’s off day between Game-2 and Game-3 of the NLDS, a Drabble comic strip ran in nearly 200 syndicated newspaper across the nation and on-line. Dodger fans who saw the comic strip were immediately taken by it because within its humor was a cold hard fact about our very own and beloved Vin Scully. […]
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Pedro Báez replaces Onelki Garcia on AFL roster
October 6th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Although details are not available, converted third baseman turned right-handed pitcher Pedro Báez will replace left-handed fireballer Onelki Garcia on the Glendale Desert Dogs roster for the 2013 Arizona Fall League (AFL), which begins play on Tuesday, October 8. The substitution was posted on Twitter just prior to the start of Friday’s Game-2 of the NLDS […]
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Is Chris Capuano the most important Dodger on the playoff roster?
October 5th, 2013 at 11:36 am by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers are denying it, Don Mattingly is denying it, even Hyun-jin Ryu himself is denying it – the it being that Ryu is hurt. On Friday MLB.com’s Dodgers beat reporter Ken Gurnick posted an article saying that Ryu: A) Threw a bullpen session on Friday – something that he has never done before between […]
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Caption Call
October 5th, 2013 at 7:19 am by Ron Cervenka We will never know for sure whether Dodgers pinch runner Dee Gordon was safe or out when he attempted to steal second base in Friday night’s 4-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves in Game-2 of the NLDS, but one thing is for certain – this is absolutely the greatest shot of Dee Gordon ever taken. […]
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Puig is in their heads
October 4th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka There is not much more to say that hasn’t already been said about Game-1 of the NLDS for the Dodgers – it couldn’t have been scripted any better. There is, however, something that occurred during the game that may very well prove to be the defining moment of the series, and of course it involved Yasiel […]
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Dodgermania is here!
October 3rd, 2013 at 4:31 pm by Evan Bladh Symptoms: Sweats, rapid heart palpitations, nervousness, shakes, tremors, constipation, muscle twitches, sleeplessness, sensitivity to the appearance of orange and black things, extreme mood swings, panic attacks when certain relief pitchers appear, hair loss, nail biting, feelings of anxiety. An incessant compulsion to verbally attack anyone that speaks negatively of the Dodgers. Dodgermania, It’s got to […]
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