* * * UPDATED: October 14, 2015 – 5:30 pm PT) * * * The Dodgers have six guys who have appeared in all four National League Division Series games thus far. Of these six, five have 12 at-bats or more. Of these five, three are hitting above .300. Of these three, only one is hitting above .400. That one […]
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2015 Arizona Fall League tasked with another new assignment
October 13th, 2015 at 12:50 pm 
by Ron Cervenka Sometime between Cubs left fielder Chris Coglan’s takeout slide of Pirates shortstop Jung-ho Kang on September 17 and Dodgers utility infielder Chase Utley’s takeout slide of Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada in Game-2 of the NLDS on October 10, Major League Baseball decided that they needed to address the century-old rule pertaining to takeout slides or – more specifically […]
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Maybe Chase Utley should just go home
October 13th, 2015 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka It’s probably a pride thing or perhaps even an ego thing, but no major leaguer will ever admit that a loud, obnoxious or even verbally hostile crowd bothers them, gets their goat or affects their game. But if the Dodgers players were trying to sell this bill of goods to Dodger fans watching or (Heaven forbid) attending Monday night’s NLDS game at […]
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How much does losing Chase Utley hurt the Dodgers?
October 12th, 2015 at 8:45 am by Ron Cervenka No Dodger fan will argue that the impact that banished second baseman Chase Utley had in Game-2 of the NLDS was huge. After all, it was his base hit – a soft line drive to right field – that moved the eventual tying run to third base in the form of Kiké Hernandez. It was Utley’s […]
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Lost in NLDS Game-2 fray was a great at-bat by Kiké Hernandez
October 11th, 2015 at 10:15 am by Ron Cervenka Game-2 of the 2015 National League Division Series will forever be remembered for one thing and one thing only – the Chase Utley takeout slide that left Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada with a broken left leg and Utley possibly facing disciplinary action from Major League Baseball. But while opinions on Utley’s slide range from it […]
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Numbers say Mattingly made wrong call by pulling Kershaw
October 10th, 2015 at 12:51 pm by Ron Cervenka By now you have undoubtedly heard a number of opinions, comments, debates, discussions and complaints in favor of or opposed to Dodgers manager Don Mattingly pulling Clayton Kershaw with two outs in the top of the seventh inning after his star left-hander had walked the bases loaded. And while there is no denying that the defending NL […]
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Familiar tune in Dodgers 3-1 loss to Mets in NLDS opener
October 10th, 2015 at 6:33 am by Ron Cervenka As expected, the blame for Friday night’s 3-1 loss to the New York Mets in Game-1 of the National League Division Series reaches far and wide. Among the favorites are Dodgers manager Don Mattingly being brutally criticized for pulling his ace Clayton Kershaw too late (although he would have been equally criticized had he pulled […]
(Read More)Dodgers 2015 NLDS roster
October 9th, 2015 at 11:56 am by Ron Cervenka Pitchers (11) Position Players (14) LHP Brett Anderson OF Carl Crawford (L) LHP Luis Avilan C A.J. Ellis RHP Pedro Baez OF Andre Ethier (L) RHP Yimi Garcia 1B Adrian Gonzalez (L) RHP Zack Greinke C Yasmani Grandal (S) RHP Chris Hatcher OF/IF Kiké Hernandez LHP J.P. Howell 2B Howie Kendrick RHP Kenley Jansen […]
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Turner enters postseason healthy and ‘ready to go’
October 9th, 2015 at 10:32 am by Ron Cervenka It’s hard to argue that Dodgers utility-player-turned-everyday-third-baseman Justin Turner hasn’t been a huge part of the Dodgers success since being acquired in February of 2014. Although the extremely popular Long Beach, CA native posted a slash-line of .265/.326/.370/ for a .696 OPS during his four seasons in New York, the Mets declined to tender him a […]
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Vin Scully to miss postseason radio call
October 9th, 2015 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, who was initially slated to broadcast the first three and last three innings of each Dodgers postseason game on AM 570 LA Sports radio, underwent what was reported as “a recommended medical procedure” on Thursday morning. As a result and on the advice of his doctors, the 87-year-old broadcaster […]
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