When you think of what a baseball playoff game should be like, you immediately think of two evenly matched teams fighting it out like a couple of heavyweight prize fighters. That’s exactly what the 3,084 fans at LoanMart Field got on Saturday night in Game-1 of the California League South Division playoffs between the Rancho […]
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Quakes follow script in dramatic walk-off win over Mavericks
September 13th, 2015 at 6:00 am 
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Justin Turner’s slump comes at the worst possible time
September 12th, 2015 at 10:00 am by Ron Cervenka By now every Dodger fan on the planet is well aware that Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez is mired in a horrible slump – so bad, in fact, that he is hitting a paltry .152 (5 for 33) since September 1 and has seen his season average drop from .302 on June 28 to .275 heading […]
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Leave it to a 9-year-old to put things into perspective
September 12th, 2015 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka It was a wonderful time, just as it was supposed to be – being nine years old. It was a time of innocence, a time of adventure, a time of exploring the vast world – as long as I was home by dinner time – most of it done on my bicycle. It was a time […]
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So what have you done for us lately, Scott Schebler?
September 11th, 2015 at 12:07 pm by Ron Cervenka As has been the case for most of his six-year professional career, Dodgers rookie outfield prospect Scott Schebler has seemingly always played in the shadow of someone else – including the likes of Yasiel Puig, Joc Pederson and, more recently, Corey Seager. Any while the quiet, extremely likable 24-year-old Cedar Rapids, Iowa native has never complained […]
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Quakes manager Haselman likes his chances heading into playoffs
September 11th, 2015 at 9:30 am by Ron Cervenka When Bill Haselman was named manager of the Dodgers Advanced Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes last February, he brought with him two things: a tremendous amount of experience that included 13 years as a major league catcher; and a winning attitude that is absolutely infectious. In addition to his major league experience, Haselman has served as a […]
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As Dodgers heat up, Gonzalez cools down
September 10th, 2015 at 9:50 am by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers are in first place in the National League West. They have an 8.5-game lead over the hated Giants with only 23 games remaining. They are 21 games over .500 and have a magic number of 15. Barring a complete meltdown, they will win their third consecutive NL West title – something that they have […]
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Quakes Alex Verdugo named Cal League Player of the Week
September 9th, 2015 at 10:53 am by Ron Cervenka When the Dodgers selected 18-year-old Alex Verdugo in the second round of the 2014 MLB First Year Player Draft out of Sahuaro High School in Tucson, Arizona, they had hopes that he would become yet another star outfielder of the likes of Yasiel Puig, Joc Pederson and Scott Schebler. And while the now 19-year-old Verdugo has had […]
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The Dodgers new number 27
September 9th, 2015 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka For nine seasons former Dodger Matt Kemp wore jersey number 27. During that time he hit 182 home runs, 33 triples, 215 doubles and drove in 648 runs – including a league-leading 126 RBIs in 2011 when he was robbed of the NL MVP award by admitted PED user Ryan Braun. And love him or hate […]
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Dodgers release preliminary 2016 schedule
September 8th, 2015 at 11:54 am by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have released their much-anticipated preliminary 2016 schedule which, as reported several weeks ago, has them playing against the American League East in interleague play – including a three-game series against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in September. The Dodgers will kick off the 2016 regular season with three games against the Padres […]
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