Pete Reiser has not been a Dodger for 66 years yet he remains part of Dodger lore and thoughts of what might have been. His name is often brought up when Bryce Harper or Yasiel Piug are running into walls going all out to track down a a long fly ball. Harold Patrick Reiser was born on […]

The good news is that the Dodgers have not lost four games in a row this season and we’re more that 25% of the way through it. The bad news is that the Dodgers have not won four games in a row this season either, and if they have any hopes of making it to […]

It has happened many times before and it happened again last night at Citi Field in New York. As reported on Twitter by @Think_BlueLA prior to Wednesday night’s game, Dodgers ace and defending NL Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw was struck on his right ankle just to the left of his shin bone by a looping […]

(UPDATE*) (Note: This article is an editorial and the sole opinion of the author) When catcher Miguel Olivo became a free agent in 2009, I had hoped that the Dodgers would make a run at him as a possible back-up catcher to then Dodgers everyday catcher Russell Martin. It wasn’t that Olivo was great or anything, […]

When I was growing up a budding Dodger fan in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia on the east coast of Canada, I had the good fortunate to be part of the Boys of Summer saga. My connection with the Dodgers began in 1952 one evening when by pure chance I turned my radio dial and there it […]

There was absolutely zero doubt that Juan Uribe blew out his hamstring when he doubled in the top of the 9th inning of Tuesday night’s 9-4 win over the Mets at Citi Field. Not only was Uribe waving towards the Dodgers dugout immediately upon arriving at second base but so, too, was Mets shortstop Wilmer Flores. When […]

Those who have been connected to Think Blue LA for some time know that I love baseball and I am somewhat of a traditionalist. I have frequent flashbacks to the days when attire and grooming were important features of a team. That is, neat uniforms, not pajama bottoms dragging on the ground, and all players […]

Dodger outfielder Yasiel Puig today was named National League Co-Player of the Week for the period May 12-18, along with Arizona outfielder A.J. Pollock. The announcement was made earlier today on MLB Network. Puig posted a .348 batting average (8-for-23) in six contests last week while collecting a league-leading 10 RBI and tying for the […]

We’ve all had them – ‘just one of those days.’ It’s one of those things in the universe that just happens and often times cannot be explained. We simply accept them and move on. But when ‘just one of those days’ becomes two of those days or three of those days (and so on), there might […]

When Dodgers manager Don Mattingly confirmed on Sunday that left-hander Hyun-jin Ryu will be activated from the 15-day disabled list and will be starting Wednesday’s game against the Mets at Citi Field, it put into motion a series of events. First and foremost, it moves left-hander Paul Maholm and his troublesome 5.40 ERA out of […]