You’ve got to give former Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti and current Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman and GM Farhan Zaidi credit. All three of them stood their ground when it came to the endless phone calls from other general managers and owners demanding that top prospects Corey Seager and Julio Urias must […]
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Did Dodgers brass swing and miss at trade deadline?
August 8th, 2015 at 8:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka By all appearances it looked as though Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman and General Manager Farhan Zaidi did pretty well at the July 31 trade deadline. Although the two analytics gurus did land two starting pitchers – Mat Latos from the Miami Marlins and Alex Wood from the Atlanta Braves – they missed out […]
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When will the ‘What’s wrong with Kenley Jansen’ nonsense begin?
August 8th, 2015 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Remember when the national media and radio talk show hosts feasted on their self-generated fertilizer (as Vin Scully would say) about something being wrong with 2014 NL MVP and three-time and defending NL Cy Young award winner Clayton Kershaw? You know, back in April and May when he was losing nearly every game he started by three runs […]
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Adrian Gonzalez is just… Wow!
August 7th, 2015 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka It goes without saying that Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez is a master at his craft. In fact, according to the coaches and managers from 14 of the 15 teams in the National League, he was the best first baseman in 2014. And 2011; and 2009; and 2008 when he won the Gold Glove award […]
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Darryl Brinkley in it for love of the game
August 6th, 2015 at 6:00 am by Harold Uhlman Mike Hessman has been tabbed as the real-life Crash Davis, who was played by Kevin Costner in the 1988 hit movie Bull Durham. On Monday the 37-year-old Hessman set a new all-time minor league home run record when he hit his 433rd career homer in the seventh inning of a game against the Lehigh Valley […]
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Don’t put all the blame on the bullpen
August 5th, 2015 at 7:30 am by Ron Cervenka When a Dodgers relief pitcher comes into a game with the bases load and gives up a grand slam home run on his third pitch, it’s easy to understand why Dodger fans get upset or even angry. After all, they expect a guy who is making a minimum of just over a half a million dollars […]
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Could missing out on Hamels and Price lead to Dodgers re-signing Greinke?
August 5th, 2015 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka The July 31 non-waiver trade deadline has come and gone. In its wake the Dodgers picked up eight MLB-ready players while trading away six players, of which only one had any MLB experience. But in making these trades with the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves, the Dodgers lost out on the two most coveted trade […]
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A new hitting coach might be the answer for Joc Pederson
August 4th, 2015 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka If you were to ask Dodgers center fielder Joc Pederson who taught him how to hit, his list would be short. In fact, there would be only one name on it – former minor leaguer and current Dodgers minor league coach Johnny Washington. If the name Johnny Washington sounds familiar to you, it well should. The Long […]
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Kershaw named NL Pitcher of the Month for July
August 3rd, 2015 at 3:05 pm by Ron Cervenka Although it shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone, Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw has been voted the National League Pitcher of the Month for July. The reigning NL Cy Young and Most Valuable Player Award winner posted a 3-0 record in four July starts, pacing the Senior Circuit with a 0.27 ERA (1 ER, 33.0 IP) […]
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Was Sunday’s 5-3 win over Angels ‘That Game’ for Dodgers?
August 3rd, 2015 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Remember June 11, 2013? That was the night that Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Ian Kennedy threw a 92-MPH fastball high and tight that hit newly arrived Dodgers superstar outfielder Yasiel Puig on the nose. Fortunately it was a glancing blow that caused no injury – but it could have been fatal if it had been a fraction […]
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