After what was arguably the best pitching duel of the season at Dodger Stadium between Padres right-hander Ian Kennedy and Dodgers left-hander Paul Maholm, Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis delivered a one-out bases loaded sacrifice fly to right field in the bottom of the ninth inning that was deep enough for even the less-than-fleet-of-foot Adrian Gonzalez […]
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Dodgers inability to score runs late could be their demise
July 12th, 2014 at 2:03 pm 
by Ron Cervenka When your starting line-up has names like Yasiel Puig, Hanley Ramirez, Adrian Gonzalez, Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier in it, you would think that opposing pitchers would want to run and hide. But the truth of the matter is, if an opposing team can take a lead into the eighth inning, the Dodgers are toast. […]
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Carl Crawford – Odd man out or the path of least resistance?
July 11th, 2014 at 11:19 am by Ron Cervenka Ned Colletti and Don Mattingly have been lucky. Over the course of the past season and a half the Dodgers have had four All-Star outfielders vying for three outfield spots – Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier, Yasiel Puig and Carl Crawford. It’s actually five when you add in utility outfielder/infielder Scott Van Slyke. But during that […]
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Everybody was concerned about Kershaw’s streak but Kershaw
July 11th, 2014 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka It was brief, it was concise, it was direct and is was pure Clayton Kershaw when he was asked if he was disappointed that his consecutive scoreless innings streak ended at 41.2 in Thursday night’s 2-1 complete game win over the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium. “I was disappointed I gave up a homer,” said […]
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Kershaw on verge of re-entering Cy Young Award race
July 10th, 2014 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka There will be a lot going at Dodger Stadium tonight. Not only it is Hello Kitty Travel Mug giveaway night which all but guarantees a sellout crowd, but Clayton Kershaw will most likely return to the race for his second consecutive Cy Young Award and his third in four seasons. Kershaw, who missed six starts for inflammation […]
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Caughel strengthens case for promotion to Chattanooga
July 10th, 2014 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka In case you haven’t noticed, the Dodgers Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes are doing something extraordinary right now – they are on a historic 18-2 run in the second half (19-2 if you count the final game of the first half) and have increased their lead over the Lake Elsinore Storm to six games in the […]
(Read More)Dodger Stadium Rally Bus to begin operations Thursday
July 9th, 2014 at 2:33 pm by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers are supporting another alternative way for fans to get to the stadium—the Rally Bus. It will run during the next two home stands, a four-game series with the Padres Thursday through Sunday and an eight-game home stand featuring the Braves, Cubs and Angels July 29-Aug. 5, and will offer round-trip travel from communities […]
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Season ticket holders miffed over Kershaw no-hitter commemorative tickets
July 9th, 2014 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Clayton Kershaw’s no-hitter on June 18, 2014 was arguably the greatest event to occur at Dodger Stadium since Kirk Gibson’s epic home run in Game-1 of the 1988 World Series. Oh sure there have been three other Dodger no-hitters tossed at Dodger Stadium in between (plus two on the road), but Kershaw’s was but a Hanley Ramirez […]
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It’s time for another All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium
July 8th, 2014 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Before Kirk Gibson’s epic home run in the 1988 World Series; before Ron Cey, Steve Yeager and Pedro Guerrero were named tri-MVPs of the 1981 World Series; before any current Dodger not named Jamey Wright, Juan Uribe or Josh Beckett were even born, there was an All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium. The date was July […]
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Dee Gordon gets an open door to the All-Star Game
July 7th, 2014 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Without question the nicest and politest Dodger player that I have ever had the pleasure of interviewing is Dodgers second baseman Dee Gordon. Oh sure there are a number of other Dodger players who are great guys and give a great interview, most of them in fact, but none come even remotely close to Dee Gordon. It […]
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