It would be irresponsible not to acknowledge the absolutely brilliant pitching performance by struggling Dodgers right-hander Dan Haren on Wednesday night. Not only was Haren very good, he was perfect for 5.1 innings and is now only one game away from becoming the fourth Dodger starter to have 10 wins this season. Haren’s performance on Wednesday also […]
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Deep Left – The Senior Statesman of the Left Field Pavilion
August 7th, 2014 at 6:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka If you have been to the Left Field Pavilion at Dodger Stadium anytime during the past thirteen or so years, or if you have ever watched a dodgerfilms YouTube video, you have undoubtedly seen him before. His name is Ron Cooper but around Chavez Ravine he is affectionately known as “Deep Left” – and he is as […]
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One man’s ceiling is another man’s floor
August 6th, 2014 at 7:54 am by Ron Cervenka There isn’t a major league pitcher out there who wouldn’t be ecstatic to come away from an outing against the powerful Angels of Anaheim allowing only three runs over seven innings – any pitcher except Clayton Kershaw, that is. Whereas any other pitcher would consider this a success, the reigning NL Cy Yong Award winner views […]
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Down on the Farm – July 2014 ThinkBlueLA Pride Awards
August 5th, 2014 at 1:18 pm by Harold Uhlman It just doesn’t seem possible but the minor league baseball seasons are starting to wind down. The Dodger farm teams have not been overly successful in the win-loss columns in 2014 but as always there are players at each minor league level who have had good seasons or have had notable months. July was no […]
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Kemp’s new batting stance has him heading in a new direction
August 5th, 2014 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have a new slugger. His name is Matthew Ryan Kemp and he has the potential to become an MVP-caliber hitter. Okay, that’s a bit of an overkill statement for a guy who has been in the big leagues for nine seasons and who was the NL MVP runner-up in 2011, but the truth […]
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Kershaw named NL Player of the month
August 4th, 2014 at 3:31 pm by Ron Cervenka Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw has been voted the National League Pitcher of the Month for July. In five outings last month, Kershaw was 4-0 with a N.L.-best 1.07 ERA, allowing just five earned runs in a League-high 42.0 innings of work. The southpaw tossed a Major League-high three complete games last month and tied for […]
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Pitching woes not the only problem facing Colletti and the Dodgers
August 4th, 2014 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Anyone who was at Dodger Stadium on Friday night or Sunday afternoon undoubtedly felt it whether they want to admit it or not – the feeling that the Dodgers were going to lose because Dan Haren and Josh Beckett were pitching on those days. Oh sure, Dodger fans were hoping their team would win, but […]
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Sunday’s game could dictate roster moves by Ned Colletti
August 3rd, 2014 at 10:38 am by Ron Cervenka To say that the Dodgers have three great starters in their rotation is an understatement. In fact, they have three starters with 10 or more wins. Where things get dicey for the Dodgers is with their number four and number five starters who have a combined 14-14 record and an atrocious 1-9 record in their […]
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Justin Turner has a ‘Mike Davis’ moment
August 3rd, 2014 at 8:48 am by Ron Cervenka Most Dodger fans will agree that Kirk Gibson’s epic home run in Game-1 of the 1988 World Series was one of, if not the greatest moment in Dodger history. In fact, Gibson’s home run still ranks as either the number one or the number two greatest home runs of all time depending on whose list […]
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Free Andre Ethier
August 2nd, 2014 at 6:00 am by Harold Uhlman One of the predominant themes with the Dodgers in 2014 has been the glut of outfielders and what should happen to resolve that glut or what may happen. The general consensus is that one of the outfielders should be traded even knowing the situation in which the Dodgers find themselves means that they most likely […]
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