“The Dodgers will not select a player in the Rule 5 Draft.” Those were my exact words a few days ago. With the Winter Meetings approaching, all eyes were on the proceedings during those meetings – including mine. I knew the Dodgers were looking for a couple of relievers, perhaps one left-hander and one righty. […]
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What will Jose Dominguez’s role be in 2014?
December 12th, 2013 at 6:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka You remember Jose Dominguez, don’t you? The kid that seemingly came out of nowhere last season and threw pure heat for about three weeks or so? And then just as quickly, he all but fell off the radar with a bizarre quad injury he suffered while trying to run down a pop foul. Dominguez, a […]
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Starting pitching no longer on front burner for Dodgers
December 11th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Remember when the Dodgers broke spring training camp in 2013 with more starting pitchers than they had roster spots for? They were paying guys like Ted Lilly, Chris Capuano and Aaron Harang a combined $24 million to sit on the bench or in the bullpen or on the DL while they had guys like Stephen […]
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Is Juan Uribe shooting himself in the foot?
December 10th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka With the Hot Stove blazing hot on the first day of the Winter Meetings in Orlando, FL, there appears to be one guy who is as cold as ice – at least as far as the Dodgers are concerned. Former Dodger third baseman and current free agent Juan Uribe is apparently dragging his feet in […]
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Got an extra million burning a hole in your pocket?
December 9th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka JESSE OWENS’ OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL SETS WORLD RECORD FOR OLYMPIC MEMORABILIA IN SCP AUCTIONS’ FALL AUCTION Other top lots included items from the private collection of Jackie Robinson Olympic athlete Jesse Owens’ 1936 Gold Medal sold for $1,466,574, the highest price ever paid for a piece of Olympic memorabilia, in SCP Auctions’ fall auction which concluded early Sunday. Ron […]
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The Brian Wilson Effect
December 8th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka It’s been around for years and we’ve all experienced it – The Brian Wilson Effect. It began in 2006 when Wilson made his MLB debut with the Giants and it continues to this very day. Without exception there wasn’t a Dodger fan around who didn’t loath Brian Wilson and his stupid ‘Fear the Beard’ schtick when […]
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Arizona League Dodgers – Year In Review
December 7th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Harold Uhlman The Los Angeles Dodgers rookie level minor league affiliate is the Arizona League Dodgers playing in the Arizona Rookie League. The rookie Dodgers became part of the Arizona League when the Dodgers moved their spring training base of operations from the Grapefruit League to the Cactus League in 2009. Up to that point, the young […]
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Two schools of thought on Matt Kemp
December 6th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka When we saw Matt Kemp roll his ankle on July 21, there isn’t anyone who didn’t say words to the effect of “That was dumb.” It was a completely avoidable injury that Matt Kemp himself said was a result of his laziness and an injury that when added to his chronic hamstring and shoulder injuries resulted […]
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Dominican Summer League Dodgers – Year in Review
December 5th, 2013 at 6:00 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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Dan Haren’s Claim to Fame
December 4th, 2013 at 8:37 am by Harold Uhlman On November 25, 2013 the Dodgers signed Dan Haren as a free agent. He has been acquired to be an end of rotation pitcher. ThinkBlueLA.com forum members are well aware that I have not always been in favor of the moves made by the Dodgers in the past few years. I wailed against the acquisitions […]
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