When Dodgers left-hander Hyun-jin Ryu showed up for spring training this past February he was in the proverbial best shape of his life. It was obvious that he had shed a few pounds and had worked out much harder during this the off-season than he had in the previous two since being signed by the Dodgers in […]
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Zack Greinke is gonna get PAID
May 7th, 2015 at 6:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka As every Dodger fan knows, former American League Cy Young award winner Zack Greinke is currently tied in wins at 5-0 with former American League Cy Young award winner Bartolo Colon, both of whom now pitch in the National League with the Dodgers and Mets respectively. And while there is still a long way to […]
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Kenley Jansen – ‘I’m ready to come back next week’
May 6th, 2015 at 1:32 pm by Ron Cervenka Although the results weren’t exactly what he wanted, Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen was pleased with his third rehab outing on Wednesday with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. The hard-throwing right-hander made 25 pitches, 17 for strikes, hitting 92 MPH on the LoanMart Field radar gun with his fastball. “I feel great. I’m making pitches, I’m happy about the outing,” […]
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Are fans putting unfair expectations on Clayton Kershaw?
May 6th, 2015 at 12:05 pm by Ron Cervenka It is a quote from the best there’s ever been – Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully – and it’s one that every Dodger fan is very familiar with: “Good is not good when better is expected.” But when it comes to Clayton Kershaw, many Dodger fans may have the bar set a bit too high – […]
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De Leon strikes out 12 as Quakes pound Visalia 7-3
May 6th, 2015 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka On August 19, 2014, 21-year-old Jose De Leon set a new franchise record when he struck out 14 Fort Wayne TinCaps batters while with the Low Single-A Great Lakes Loons of the Midwest League. The previous record was 12 strikeouts set by Clayton Kershaw in 2007. On May 5, 2015, that same Jose De Leon, now 22 […]
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Quakes Tyler Wampler hoping to breakout with new team
May 5th, 2015 at 6:45 pm by Ron Cervenka On Tuesday the Dodgers promoted 22-year-old shortstop Tyler Wampler from the Low Single-A Great Lakes Loons to the Advanced Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. Wampler, who was selected by the Dodgers in the 17th round of the 2014 First Year Player Draft out of Indiana State University, split time between the Arizona Rookie League Dodgers, the Pioneer […]
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The Dodgers almost perfect bullpen
May 5th, 2015 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers bullpen has been absolutely brilliant thus far this season. In fact, heading into Monday night’s game their combined 1.81 ERA was the fourth best in all of baseball and the second best in the National League behind the Cardinals 1.00 ERA. Through 25 games, Messrs. Baez, Frias, Garcia, Howell, Liberatore, Nicasio, Rodriguez and Santos are […]
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Grandal admits he was hurt during first two weeks of season
May 4th, 2015 at 2:24 pm by Ron Cervenka After his dramatic first-ever walk-off home run on Sunday afternoon, Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal caught reporters by surprise when he admitted that he played through a left shoulder injury during the first two weeks of the new season. “I was kind of going through a little space where I had a AC joint [injury] and I was trying […]
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ThinkBlueLA’s Minor League Players of the Month for April
May 4th, 2015 at 7:36 am by Harold Uhlman Great Lakes Loons Pitcher – Twenty-two year old right-hander Trevor Oaks who had pitched primarily in relief for the Ogden Raptors of the Rookie Pioneer League in 2014 began the present campaign as a starter in the Loons rotation. He opened his season with a one-hit, no-run outing of five innings gaining a victory over […]
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Grandal credits Joc Pederson for helping him with walk-off home run
May 4th, 2015 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka In the box score of Sunday’s dramatic 13-inning 1-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks, Dodgers rookie phenom Joc Pederson is painfully listed as going 0 for 5 with three strikeouts and two ground outs – his first 0-fer since being moved into the leadoff spot four days ago. But even though the 23-year-old Palo Alto […]
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