When news broke late Saturday morning that Dodgers legend and Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax was leaving his position as special advisor to Dodgers chairman Mark Walter, rumors and speculation began running wild. In fact, we immediately began receiving phone calls, emails, text and direct messages from many of our loyal readers and followers. The biggest […]
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Jose De Leon keeping great company and ‘ready to roll’
February 29th, 2016 at 6:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka It was a question that I already knew the answer to before I asked it – Who would you most like to emulate while you’re here in Dodgers major league camp? “Of course, I mean, that’s not even a question, I would like to check out what Kershaw does,” said Dodgers top right-handed pitching prospect Jose De Leon. […]
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Great Lakes Loons gear up for 2016
February 27th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Harold Uhlman The Great Lakes Loons are the Dodgers Low Single-A affiliate in the Midwest League. The team moved to Midland, Michigan in 2007 after completing the 2006 season at the historic Dodgertown complex in Vero Beach, Florida. That kind of bothered me but I got over it. The Loons are the minor league team that I […]
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Vin Scully to call season opener in San Diego on April 4
February 26th, 2016 at 8:35 am by Ron Cervenka When Dodgers pitchers and catchers held their first official workout last Saturday at Camelback Ranch, new manager Dave Roberts was asked (in jest) if Clayton Kershaw would be his Opening Day starter when the team kicked off their 2016 season on the road in San Diego on April 4. “That makes a lot of sense, but […]
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Maddux already having impact on Dodgers pitchers
February 26th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka There is zero doubt that when the Dodgers announced that they were bringing Hall of Fame pitcher Greg Maddux on board as a special assistants to president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, Dodger fans everywhere were ecstatic. I mean, why wouldn’t they be? Who wouldn’t be excited to have the guy who will most likely be the […]
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New ‘Utley Rule’ a done deal
February 25th, 2016 at 1:16 pm by Ron Cervenka Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) have announced two significant rule changes which will go into effect immediately. As anticipated, MLB and the MLBPA have adopted a new sliding rule in the wake of the now infamous takeout slide by Dodgers second baseman Chase Utley that left Mets shortstop Ruben […]
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Brandon Beachy’s time has come … finally
February 25th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka It was exactly one year ago that right-hander Brandon Beachy showed up for the first time in a Dodgers uniform … well, at least in a Dodgers hat, T-shirt and workout shorts. It was during spring training 2015 and the then 28-year-old Kokomo, Indiana native had just agreed to a one-year – $2.75 million contract with a […]
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Matt Jones – A Big Man in the Dodgers Farm System
February 24th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Harold Uhlman Outfielder Matt Jones was selected by the Dodgers in the 25th round of the 2014 First year Player Draft out of Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Nebraska. He was the 759th overall pick in the draft. Jones was born in Omaha, Nebraska and attended Greta High School in the city of Gretna located about 22 miles […]
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There’s focused – and then there’s Jack Murphy focused
February 23rd, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka If you happen to run into Dodgers catching prospect Jack Murphy during spring training at Camelback Ranch, you will immediately notice one thing about him – he is there to play baseball. No silliness, no clubhouse horseplay, no slacking off, just pure 100 percent give-it-all-you’ve-got baseball. Oh sure, spend a few minutes talking with the soft-spoken […]
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Blanton embracing new role as reliever
February 22nd, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka When the Dodgers acquired veteran right-hander Joe Blanton at the July 2012 trade deadline, things did not go well for the then 31-year-old Bowling Green, Kentucky native. In fact, in his 10 starts as a Dodger, Blanton posted a 2-4 record with an unattractive 4.99 ERA. He was not re-signed by the Dodgers at the end […]
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