There are few things that upset or even anger baseball fans more than seeing a brilliant performance by a starting pitcher destroyed by a reliever which, of course, is exactly what happened in Sunday night’s nationally televised domestic season opener* between the Dodgers and the San Diego Padres. To say that Dodgers left-hander Hyun-jin Ryu […]
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Dan Haren could prove just how valuable Chad Billingsley is to the Dodgers
March 31st, 2014 at 6:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka Perhaps it isn’t fair to compare Dan Haren to Chad Billingsley – after all, Haren is now (at best) a number four or perhaps even a number five starter while a healthy Billingsley could be considered a solid number three or number four with the Dodgers and possibly a number two elsewhere. But the truth of the […]
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Dodgers announce (second) opening day roster
March 30th, 2014 at 1:09 pm by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have finalized their 25-man roster for this evening’s (domestic) season opener against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. The game will be televised on ESPN with the first pitch scheduled for 5:05 PM. Here is the Dodgers official 25-man roster (by position): Pitchers (12): Zack Greinke Dan Haren J.P. Howell (L) Kenley […]
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Darnell Sweeney leaves fans rocking at Dodger Stadium
March 30th, 2014 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka If you were to look up the distance from the Rancho Cucamonga Epicenter (now called LoanMart Field) to Dodger Stadium on Google Maps, you would see that it is a short 43.7 miles. But for 23-year-old Dodgers prospect Darnell Sweeney, it has been a much longer journey than that. Sweeney, who was born and raised […]
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Clayton Kershaw lands on DL – will miss home opener
March 29th, 2014 at 6:01 pm by Ron Cervenka It was something that we all thought about but didn’t want to acknowledge – that two time and defending NL Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw would be unable to start the home opener on Friday, April 4 because of the soreness he has been experiencing on the left side of his back. Unfortunately it […]
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Who will top Miguel Cabrera’s new record-setting contract?
March 29th, 2014 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka By now most baseball fans have heard about the huge record-setting contract extension just awarded to Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera – the one that finally topped the once thought untoppable contract of troubled Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez. Cabrera just signed an 8-year contract extension on top of the two years remaining on […]
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Jose Dominguez is about to lose Seth Rosin’s job
March 28th, 2014 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Every spring training there are surprises – most are pleasant, some are not. Without question, one of the most pleasant surprises of the spring was the emergence of 25-year-old right-hander Seth Rosin, who the Dodgers picked up in the Rule 5 Draft from the Phillies (via the Mets). Rosin appeared in 4 games, pitched 11 […]
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Anderson, Caughel, Urias & Windle to begin 2014 season at Rancho Cucamonga
March 27th, 2014 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Although it shouldn’t come as a surprised to anyone, ThinkBlueLA has learned that top Dodgers pitching prospects Chris Anderson, Lindsey Caughel, Julio Urias and Tom Windle have been named as the starting rotation for the Advanced Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, who open their 2014 season one week from today against the San Jose Giants at LoanMart […]
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Baseball and beef jerky – Two great American traditions finally unite
March 26th, 2014 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Have you ever seen or heard something and said to yourself “Why didn’t I think of that?” This was absolutely the first thing that came to mind when I was introduced to Scott Smith of Riverside, California while covering the Dodgers during spring training at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona. Scott and his wife Cindy […]
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Dodgers yearbook to spotlight Vin Scully
March 25th, 2014 at 11:05 am by Ron Cervenka Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully began his record 65th consecutive season of calling Dodgers baseball as the team opened its National League Western Division title defense in Sydney, Australia. Celebrating this incredible achievement by a truly legendary broadcaster, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 2014 Yearbook will commemorate Scully’s years calling all the action with an […]
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