Earlier in the year a very dear friend of mine from the baseball world contacted me. I have played alongside the jovial Dominican, Rosendo “Argenis” Percel in different places in Mexico since 2009. Argenis has a huge, bigger-than-life personality and an incredible ability to teach baseball. He is a professional trainer, had a baseball school […]

On Wednesday night I was given the visiting team’s line up card from the Dodgers-Rockies game of July 3, 2014 at Coors Field (the Dodgers won 3-2). It was the official card signed by Don Mattingly and given to the umpires in the meeting at home plate before the game. I was pretty excited to […]

After weeks of rumors and speculation, the Dodgers have finally officially announced the signing of 27-year-old Japanese right-hander Kenta Maeda to an eight-year contract. Maeda led the Japanese Central League with 15 wins in 2015 with the Hiroshima Carp, going 15-8 with a 2.09 ERA in 29 starts, to win his second career Sawamura Award, given […]

Much talk is being bandied about regarding the Dodgers six starters that currently are on the roster. Many assume that the Dodgers’ stock-piling of starters is in preparation of a trade that will soon be made. I propose nothing of the sort. It’s time for the Dodgers to consider instituting the “six-man” rotation. It’s a […]

It’s no secret that newly elected Hall of Famer Mike Piazza will enter the sacred halls of Cooperstown on Sunday, July 24 2016 wearing a New York Mets hat instead of a Los Angeles Dodgers hat. It’s also no secret that the greatest offensive catcher in Dodgers franchise history has been very outspoken against the […]

The Dodgers have signed free-agent right-hander Brandon Beachy to a one-year contract reportedly worth a guaranteed $1.5 million with a number of performance incentives. The signing was first reported by Jon Heyman of CBS Sports via Twitter on Wednesday morning and confirmed by the Dodgers shortly thereafter. Beachy was originally signed by the Atlanta Braves […]

It’s going to happen eventually. A known or highly suspected PED user is going to make into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. And once that first guy gets in – most likely Barry Bonds or Roger Clemens – the flood gates will open and the Hall will soon be filled with […]

With only one day remaining before the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) announce their 2016 Hall of Fame inductees who will be enshrined into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York this summer, it’s time once again for the ThinkBlueLA writers to reveal their selections for the 2016 Internet Baseball Writers Association of […]

Remember when the Dodgers broke the news to season ticket holders back in 2014 that they would no longer be receiving a booklet containing their hard tickets for the entire season because new ownership decided to go digital? That their most loyal fans would now “be able” to print their own “paperless” tickets at home? […]

As Dodger fans know all too well, opt-out clauses are becoming increasingly popular in today’s game. It is the reason why 2015 NL Cy Young runner-up Zack Greinke is no longer a Dodger and why three-time Cy Young award winner and 2014 NL MVP Clayton Kershaw may not be a Dodger on Opening Day 2019. […]