Although it seems like a much longer period of time the baseball season is only two weeks old. The minor league season has already experienced the events that usually play out in the longer run. There have been rain outs, players already going on the 7-day DL, players being advanced to the next level, moments […]
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Quakes bats remain hot in 10-6 win over JetHawks
April 20th, 2016 at 9:45 am 
by Ron Cervenka For the second time in as many days the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes scored double-digit wins over the Lancaster JetHawks at The Hangar in Lancaster. Also in as many days they used the long ball to do so. On the heels of Kyle Garlick’s remarkable three-home run game on Monday night (including an inside-the-park home run), Messrs. Yusniel […]
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Northwoods League no longer just another league
April 20th, 2016 at 8:00 am by Harold Uhlman It seems the more I check into the background of Dodger minor league players, the more I am coming across a connection to the Northwoods League. Most recently I found that Loons pitchers Garrett Harrison and Alex Hermeling both had been signed by the Dodgers in 2015 as undrafted college players out of the Northwoods […]
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Poll: Dave Roberts (early) report card
April 19th, 2016 at 10:30 am by Ron Cervenka Although it’s still early (as we are so often reminded), Dave Roberts now has one full spring training and 13 regular season games under his belt as the Dodgers’ new manager. From what you’ve seen thus far, how would you rate his overall performance using a letter grade? Feel free to add any comments you may have […]
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Garlick powers Quakes past JetHawks with 3-home runs
April 19th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka There was a run scored on a balk. There was a run scored on a wild pitch. There was an inside-the park home run. There was a runner called out for running into the shortstop while he was fielding a grounder. There was a botched rundown that should have ended an inning that was followed by […]
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Dodgers bullpen not given the credit it deserves – ever
April 18th, 2016 at 8:37 am by Ron Cervenka When the Dodgers bullpen struggles, we hear about it … man, do we hear about it. We hear about it on radio talk shows – especially call-in talk shows, we read about it in the national and local media, and Twitter absolutely explodes when Messrs Baez, Hatcher, Garcia, Howell, Blanton, Coleman, (formerly) Avilan and (currently) Liberator struggle. […]
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Trevor Oaks dominant as Quakes take 3 of 4 from Storm
April 17th, 2016 at 5:07 pm by Harold Uhlman On Sunday afternoon I was disappointed that both the Tulsa Drillers and Oklahoma City Dodgers were rained out. Both games were scheduled for a 3:05 PM start in my time zone, the Atlantic Standard Time Zone. I settled in waiting to follow each of the games on MiLB only to learn of the cancellations. As […]
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Dodgers might want to re-think their rotation order
April 17th, 2016 at 2:00 pm by Ron Cervenka When the Dodgers front office decided not to make a run at free agent right-hander Jordan Zimmerman, they missed out on an opportunity to land the guy who is currently the best starting pitcher in the MLB in the early goings this season. They then decided to pass on David Price, who is currently 2-0 […]
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Alex Hermeling – the Dodgers ‘Maverick’
April 17th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Harold Uhlman Right-hander Alex Hermeling was signed by the Dodgers as a non-drafted free agent on July 28th, 2015. The 6’5”-230 lb native of Evanston, Illinois had previously been selected by the Dodgers in the 43rd round of the 2011 First year Player Draft out of Glenbrook North High School. At that time he chose not to […]
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Have a night, Kiké Hernandez
April 16th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Friday night’s game against the San Francisco Giants can basically be summed up in two pitches – one pitch, one out for Dodgers ace Kershaw and one pitch, one run for Giants ace Madison Bumgarner. Oh sure, there were a lot more pitches pitches on the night and a combined 10 runs scored, but those […]
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