Barring the unforeseen, it is pretty much a given that Clayton Kershaw, Zack Greinke and Hyun-jin Ryu will be the three primary starters for the post-season. What isn’t quite as clear is who the fourth starter will be (or who the long reliever out of the bullpen as the case may be). It’s pretty safe […]
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Clinching the NL West – Plenty of heroes
September 20th, 2013 at 9:55 am 
by Ron Cervenka If you had to pick the one person who was most instrumental in the Dodgers’ 7-6 NL West-clinching game over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday, you would undoubtedly say Hanley Ramirez for his 4 for 5, two-home run, 4 RBI performance, right? After all, Hanley’s 18th and 19th home runs of the season set a […]
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Play to win or go home
September 19th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka It took one glance at the Dodgers starting line up on Wednesday night to know that they were doomed even before the first pitch was thrown. How Dodger manager Don Mattingly actually expected to beat the Diamondbacks’ A-team, which is very very good, with his B-team which is… well… a B-team, is anyone’s guess. And […]
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The winner of the Worst Owner in Baseball Award is…
September 18th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka If a poll had been taken after last December’s MLB Winter Meetings in Nashville as to who the worst owner in baseball was, there is little doubt that Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria would have been the unanimous winner. Loria, if you recall, traded away a boat load of top tier players as a salary […]
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Dodgers add four pitchers to Arizona Fall League roster
September 17th, 2013 at 2:41 pm by Ron Cervenka As anticipated, the Dodgers have added four pitching prospects to the Glendale Desert Dogs roster for the upcoming 2013 Arizona Fall League (AFL). Joining Rancho Cucamonga Quakes catchers Chris O’Brien and Pratt Maynard, shortstop Corey Seager and Chattanooga Lookouts outfielder Brian Cavazos-Galvez will be left-handers Onelki Garcia, who recently made his MLB debut with the Dodgers as a […]
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Vin Scully: “These are the Dodgers of May”
September 17th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Leave it to the great Vin Scully to say what nobody else wants to say but what everybody is thinking. “These are not the Dodgers that went 53-17. These are the Dodgers of May.” As usual, the Hall of Fame broadcaster was spot on with his assessment of the September Dodgers, which he shared with […]
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DOTF – Credit where due – Congratulations to the Inland Empire 66ers
September 17th, 2013 at 5:59 am by Ron Cervenka Let me make this perfectly clear right from the start – I am not an Angels fan and haven’t been since the Autry family sold the franchise, and this includes their minor league affiliates. In fact, there is nothing that I enjoy more than watching the Dodgers beat the Angels in interleague play (well, except […]
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Will Matt Kemp be the Dodgers lifesaver?
September 16th, 2013 at 9:56 am by Ron Cervenka With the Dodgers lineup currently resembling a M.A.S.H. unit, news yesterday that Matt Kemp would be at Chase Field prior to tonight’s series opener against the second place Arizona Diamondbacks was welcomed news. And even though Kemp’s reactivation from the disabled list will be determined on how his running and other baseball drills go today, […]
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From disclaimer to dilemma
September 16th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka When the Dodgers were on their historic run from June 22 through the end of August, reporters, talk show hosts, bloggers and fans were basically all saying the same thing – “The Dodgers are the best team in baseball and have a legitimate shot at winning the World Series if they stay healthy.” Little did […]
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Mattingly: Puig out for “…one day to two weeks”
September 15th, 2013 at 12:08 pm by Ron Cervenka Dodger manager Don Mattingly got the last laugh with reporters during Sunday’s per-game interview saying that Yasiel Puig was out of today’s lineup and could be out anywhere from “…one day to two weeks.” Needless to say, this had several reports pounding away on their smartphones tweeting out this shocking news, but when questioned further, […]
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