The Dodgers are in first place and have a four-game lead over the San Diego Padres in the National League West this morning. But the Dodgers should be in first place with a 4.5-game lead over the San Diego Padres in the National League West this morning. With two outs in the top of the ninth inning […]
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Vin Scully receives respect from unlikely source
May 15th, 2015 at 6:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka Before every major league baseball game across America, the managers from both teams meet at home plate with all of the umpires to exchange lineup cards and to go over the ground rules for each specific ballpark. When finished, the managers return to their respective dugouts for the National Anthem and play begins. …except at […]
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Kike Hernandez collects first home run as a Dodger
May 14th, 2015 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Perhaps it will be a trivia question one day: Who tied Joc Pederson for the most home runs during spring training 2015 with six? The answer is utility infielder/outfielder Kike Hernandez. But in spite of his hot bat and great defense during spring training, the extremely likable 23-year-old San Juan, Puerto Rico native began the season at […]
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Stanton joins elite group at Dodger Stadium
May 13th, 2015 at 9:04 am by Ron Cervenka No-hitters are rare. In fact, there have been only 11 no-hitters thrown at Dodger Stadium since it opened on April 10, 1962, with the last belonging to Clayton Kershaw on June 18, 2014. But in the top of the first inning of Monday night’s game, the 49,628 fans at Dodger Stadium (at least those who had […]
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Puig MRI reveals ‘a setback’
May 12th, 2015 at 10:24 am by Ron Cervenka Just when you thought you’d heard everything from Dodgers manager Don Mattingly, he comes up with a new one. Prior to Monday night’s exciting come-from-behind 5-3 walk-off win over the Miami Marlins, Mattingly told reporters that Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig had an MRI on his injured left hamstring earlier in the day but the results […]
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Friedman and Zaidi enjoying Dodgers 8-man starting rotation
May 12th, 2015 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Much has been written, blogged, broadcast and tweeted about the Dodgers making do with a three-man starting rotation in the absence of number three starter Hyun-jin Ryu and number four starter Brandon McCarthy. But the truth of the matter is that while on paper it appears the Dodgers are getting by with only Clayton Kershaw, Zack […]
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De Leon strikes out 12 – Again
May 11th, 2015 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Dodgers top pitching prospect Jose De Leon has started exactly six games for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes thus far this season. He has struck out 10 or more batters in three of them. Any way you slice it, that is absolutely phenomenal. De Leon, ranked as the number six Dodgers prospect by Baseball America, struck out […]
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Checking in Down on the Farm
May 10th, 2015 at 6:00 am by Harold Uhlman The Oklahoma City Dodgers have by far the best won-loss record in the Pacific Coast League at 22-7. Interestingly enough they have the lowest batting average in the league at .219 as well as the lowest OBP of .305 and a league-low .654 OPS. The other side of the ledger tells the story for the […]
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Will fourth time be a charm for Clayton Kershaw?
May 9th, 2015 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka When Dodgers ace and reigning 2014 NL MVP and Cy Young award winner Clayton Kershaw started his game against the defending World Series champion San Francisco Giants and defending World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner on April 22, 2015 at AT&T Park, he had a career record of 99 wins and 50 losses. It was his first […]
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Puig exits second rehab game with tight hamstring
May 8th, 2015 at 10:26 pm by Ron Cervenka After homering on the second pitch he saw and striking out in his second at-bat with the bases loaded, Dodgers right fielder Yasiel Puig, playing in the second of what was to be four rehab outings with the Dodgers Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, appeared to pull up as he tried to leg out a grounder to third base […]
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