When you meet Rancho Cucamonga Quakes new manager Bill Haselman for the first time you will immediately notice two things about him: 1) He is a really nice guy; and 2) He is all business when it comes to managing his team. Haselman, who spent 13 years in the major leagues as a catcher for […]
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Kershaw had a bad night – he only struck out 12
April 18th, 2015 at 6:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka No one is more critical of Clayton Kershaw than Kershaw himself. To anyone else, his 7-3 win over the first place Colorado Rockies on Friday night would be considered a brilliant outing, but to the defending NL MVP and three-time Cy Young award winner, there is room for improvement. He was so bad that he only […]
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Chris Hatcher is back after hitting small speed bump
April 17th, 2015 at 11:18 am by Ron Cervenka Dodger fans are a fickle bunch. If a player, especially a relief pitcher, goes through a rough spell, fans are immediately calling for his head – even after only nine games into the new season. While Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez was being revered by fans for receiving MLB’s NL Player of the Week honors, many […]
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What’s a home run ball among friends?
April 17th, 2015 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Steve Mears and Tim Cervenka are friends. Not your typical BFF type friends, but friends nonetheless. Their friendship is based primarily on two things: 1) their insatiable passion for the Dodgers; and 2) their equally insatiable passion for trying to catch home run balls in the Left Field Pavilion. During most home games the 55-year-old Mears […]
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Quakes place Jose De Leon on DL with groin strain
April 16th, 2015 at 9:50 pm by Ron Cervenka Dodgers Top-10 pitching prospect Jose De Leon has been placed on the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 7-day disabled list for what is being called a very very minor groin strain. “It’s not that bad,” said De Leon prior to Thursday night’s Home Opener at LoanMart Field. “I’m getting some really good treatment for it and it […]
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Scott Van Slyke is ‘The Punisher’
April 16th, 2015 at 7:30 am by Ron Cervenka With the 2015 season now nine games old for the 6-3 Dodgers, utility outfielder/first baseman Scott Van Slyke has had the fewest number of at-bats of any non-pitcher currently on the team’s 25-man roster. The extremely popular 28-year-old Chesterfield, Missouri native and son of former major leaguer Andy Van Slyke is 2 for 7 (.286) with three […]
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Meet Tulsa Drillers right-hander Matt Shelton and his new pitch
April 15th, 2015 at 10:21 am by Harold Uhlman On Monday evening (April 13) I watched the Tulsa Drillers home game on MiLB.TV. When I tuned in right-hander Matt Shelton was taking the mound for the Drillers. His appearance was interesting, as it turned out, on two counts. First, Shelton has spent most of his minor league career in the Dodgers system as a […]
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The Force is with the Dodgers on Star Wars Night
April 15th, 2015 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka It’s one of the most famous lines from the original Star Wars movie – “The Force is strong with this one.” Such was the case on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium on Star Wars Night as the Dodgers had their second walk-off win in as many nights by an identical score of 6-5. Like Monday night’s exciting […]
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Is Yasiel Puig hurt?
April 14th, 2015 at 11:34 am by Ron Cervenka It almost went completely under the radar in last night’s exciting 6-5 Dodgers win over the Seattle Mariners. Almost. But MLB.com’s Dodgers beat writer Ken Gurnick noticed it. In fact, Gurnick tweeted about it: But with Yasiel Puig you never really know if he’s hurt or if he is just trying to work out a […]
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Down on the Farm – Week one recap
April 14th, 2015 at 7:00 am by Harold Uhlman The first week of minor league player began on Thursday, April 9th. Although it was an abbreviated week, there were certainly some highlights among the Dodgers four full-season affiliates, mostly with pitching. The rosters were announced earlier in the week and there were not many surprises, although as always, there were a few placements that […]
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