When the Dodgers drafted right-hander Chris Anderson in the first round of the 2013 draft and left-hander Tom Windle in the second round, they probably weren’t thinking that they might have the next Kershaw-Billingsley type one-two punch, but it is beginning to appear that this is exactly what they might have. After being drafted together, […]
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Quakes lefty Tom Windle shuts down powerful JetHawks in 4-2 win
June 13th, 2014 at 6:00 am 
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Dodgers top pitching prospect creates anxious moments for Dodger fans by doing… nothing
June 12th, 2014 at 8:28 am by Ron Cervenka About an hour before Wednesday night’s minor league game between the Dodgers Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and the Lancaster JetHawks (Astros), Quakes social media guru and co-play-by-play man Brandon Liebhaber tweeted that Dodgers top pitching prospect Julio Urias had been scratched from the game and replaced by right-hander Jharel Cotton. Although he didn’t know it […]
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Miller provides bright spot in otherwise dark Quakes loss
June 12th, 2014 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Last week Minor League Baseball named Rancho Cucamonga Quakes pitcher-turned-first baseman Aaron Miller as the California League’s Player of the Week, and with good cause. The 26-year-old Channelview, Texas native went 11 for 27 (.407), hit three doubles, three home runs and collected 10 RBIs. And though the 2009 first round draft pick (36th overall) has […]
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Corey Seager fans may want to head out to JetHawks Stadium this week
June 11th, 2014 at 1:18 pm by Ron Cervenka *Updated June 11, 2014 at 4:00 PM It’s one thing to read about Corey Seager’s mammoth home runs with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, but it’s something entirely different to see them in person. They are, in a word, jaw-dropping. (Okay, that’s two words – but you get the point). Even though Seager, who was selected […]
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Dodgers need to bring the fight home
June 11th, 2014 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka When the Dodgers begin play on Wednesday evening in Cincinnati, they will be trailing the Giants by 7.5 games in the NL West (8 games in the loss column, if your’re counting). While this is a rather uncomfortable margin as we near the halfway point of the season, it is certainly not insurmountable. But if the Dodgers […]
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Former World Series Champion Bob Welch dead at 57
June 10th, 2014 at 12:44 pm by Ron Cervenka Dodgers and Oakland A’s pitching great Bob Welch died of a heart attack at his home in Seal Beach, California on Monday night. He was 57. “The Los Angeles Dodgers are saddened to learn of the passing of Bob Welch,” said Dodger President and CEO Stan Kasten. “He was one of the greatest competitors to […]
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Is Scott Van Slyke the next Jayson Werth?
June 10th, 2014 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka When Jayson Werth was with the Dodgers, he was a huge fan favorite. He would frequently interact with his entourage of season ticket holder fans out in the Left Field Pavilion – even while the games were in progress. Unfortunately for Werth (and ultimately the Dodgers), he could never stay healthy for a full season […]
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Billingsley pleased with rehab start
June 9th, 2014 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka On April 6, 2014, Dodgers right-hander Chad Billingsley made his first rehab start with the Dodgers’ Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. It was his first appearance in an actual game since undergoing Tommy John surgery on April 24, 2013 – and it did not go well. After making what many described as a miracle recovery from the […]
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Dodger fans divided over Matt Kemp
June 8th, 2014 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka It takes only a few minutes of surfing the various Dodger blog sites or scrolling on Twitter to see that Dodger fans are divided over Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp – almost right down the middle. Although there are extremes on both sides of the spectrum as to whether or not Kemp is an assert or a detriment to […]
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Down on the Farm – May 2014 ThinkBlueLA Pride Awards
June 8th, 2014 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Each month ThinkBlueLA.com’s minor leagues expert Harold Uhlman submits his picks for the ThinkBlueLA Pride Awards – our unofficial equivalent to the Dodgers’ monthly Dodger Pride Awards but without any schwag for the winners – just a few kind words. Here are Harold’s picks for May 2014: The Dodger farm teams have really struggled this year […]
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