It’s no secret that the free agent market for third basemen is extremely thin this off-season. In fact, there are only two who can legitimately be put into the top-tier category – 31-year-old Jhonny Peralta and 34-year-old Juan Uribe. Late Saturday afternoon rumors were flying through the Twittersphere that Peralta, the same guy who accepted a 50-game suspension […]

By now most baseball fans are aware that WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon is sending custom made WWE Championship-type belts to 2013 Cy Young Award winners Clayton Kershaw and Max Scherzer and to MVP Award winners Andrew McCutchen and Miguel Cabrera. And though these championship belts are… well… interesting, are they really something that we want in […]

When the Dodgers signed right-hander Dana Eveland to minor league contract with an invitation to big league spring training camp on November 22, 2010, they did so knowing that he had been designated for assignment by the Pittsburgh Pirates the previous June. But within days of arriving at the Dodgers spring training facility at Camelback […]

When the Dodgers acquired veteran Michael Young at the August 31 waiver trade deadline, there wasn’t anyone who thought it was a bad acquisition. In fact, most Dodger fans and baseball analysts saw it as a great acquisition. After all, the (then) 36-year-old Covina, CA native and seven-time All Star had a 14-year career batting […]

It’s as certain as death and taxes – the Dodgers do not re-sign their free agent utility bench players, at least not very often. And while I understand and basically agree with this practice (due primarily to the age of said utility players), it doesn’t make it any easier when we collectively grow attached to […]

No one will argue that 34-year-old third baseman Juan Uribe had a great season in 2013; so great, in fact, that many believe that he was absolutely robbed of a Gold Glove by 22-year-old Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado. When you realize that Uribe made only five errors in 297 chances for a .983 FPCT in 123 […]

When the Dodgers made their blockbuster trade with the Boston Red Sox in August of 2012, everyone knew who Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez were, but let’s be honest here, how many Dodger fans knew who Nick Punto was? This is by no means a knock on Punto and anyone who has ever had […]

Although we don’t often post non-Dodger related articles here on ThinkBlueLA, occasionally there are stories within our beloved game that are worthy of mention. Such is the case with the recent announcement that 16-year MLB journeyman Mark DeRosa has decided to hang up his spikes. It’s no secret that retiring from major league baseball is, […]

On Friday afternoon the Dodgers announced their 2014 promotional schedule. In the event that you might not know exactly what this means, it means “free stuff” games – stuff like hats, T-shirts, beach towels, kids jerseys, fleece blankets, beach chairs, kids lunch boxes and of course bobbleheads. Without question, the bobbleheads are the most popular giveaway […]

On Friday the Dodgers announced their 2014 promotional schedule and lo and behold it includes a Babe Ruth bobblehead giveaway on September 9, 2014 in a game against the Padres. It is, in fact, the final bobblehead giveaway of the season and certain to become a huge collector’s item. Many baseball fans may not realize […]